23 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares at two-and-a-half-week high, crude oil rebounds
Asian shares at two-and-a-half-week high, crude oil rebounds
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7 percent after U.S. stocks posted their third straight session of gains. Now that this month’s U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike is out of the way, investors were left to ponder how much tightening the Fed has in store for 2016, as well as the impact of the hike on the rest of the world. “The mood is dependent on moving oil and commodity prices following the Fed meeting,” said Bae Sung-young, a stock analyst at Hyundai Securities.
23 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on KaloBios says Nasdaq to delist stock
KaloBios says Nasdaq to delist stock
The drugmaker said on Monday that it had fired the controversial Shkreli on Dec. 17, the day he was arrested on charges of a securities fraud. The deadline to request an appeal is Dec. 28, and if KaloBios decides to accept the ruling, the stock will be suspended from trading on Dec. 30.
23 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 7 Examples Of Demonizing Dissension & Public Opinion
7 Examples Of Demonizing Dissension & Public Opinion
Submitted by Paul Philips via NewParadigm.ws,
As the Western world’s “powers that be” tighten their tyrannical controlling noose on humanity’s dissension and public opinion, it has never been more important to remember the quote from Orwell‘s novel 1984: “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
23 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 killed as ‘dangerous’ storm system sweeps across South
4 killed as ‘dangerous’ storm system sweeps across South
A storm system forecasters called “particularly dangerous” killed four people as it swept across the country Wednesday.
23 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sri Lankan Government Official Busted For "Smuggling Gold Bars In Rectum"
Sri Lankan Government Official Busted For "Smuggling Gold Bars In Rectum"
Amid ongoing efforts by Indian authorities to monetize (read confiscate) the citizenry’s precious metals (which we most recently detailed as an utter failure here and here), it appears the current suppressed low prices for gold have reignited demand and thus smuggling.
23 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Palantir raises another $200 million in funding
The Wall Street Journal: Palantir raises another $200 million in funding
Highflying big-data company Palantir Technologies Inc.
23 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Heads up for AUD traders … Chinese data coming out over the weekend
Heads up for AUD traders … Chinese data coming out over the weekend
Due at 0130GMT on 27 December, China November Industrial Profits,
– prior was -4.6%
This is not usually a big market mover, but it has been known to foment a wiggle or two, especially given the deterioration in Chinese data we’ve had in the last few months. So, something to be aware of.