24 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Margin: What’s Obama listening to on Christmas?
The Margin: What’s Obama listening to on Christmas?
If his Spotify playlist is to be believed, President Barack Obama will be settling down with his family tonight with Christmas tunes from Boyz II Men, Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra.
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24 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Do Very Little Thursday, But Leaders Sketch Bullish Patterns
Stocks Do Very Little Thursday, But Leaders Sketch Bullish Patterns
Stocks did as little work as possible Thursday, as the market slacked off in advance of the Christmas break. The Nasdaq pegged a gain of less than 0.1%, while the S&P 500 eased less than 0.2%. The Dow Jones industrial average trimmed 0.3%. The IBD 50 inched up 0.1%. Volume fell across the board in the shortened session. The market closed at 1 p.m. ET Thursday and will reopen Monday.
24 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ukraine’s Looming "19 Fukushimas" Scenario
Ukraine’s Looming "19 Fukushimas" Scenario
Submitted by Dmitry Orlov via ClubOrlov.com, (author of The Five Stages Of Collapse)
24 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan National CPI for November: 0.3% y/y (expected +0.3%)
Japan National CPI for November: 0.3% y/y (expected +0.3%)
Japan national inflation data for November (and Tokyo CPI for December – the capital city data is available a month earlier than the National CPI)
National CPI for November 0.3% y/y,
24 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute
Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute
Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more. In court papers filed on Wednesday, Apple Inc said Samsung Electronics Co Ltd owes nearly $180 million in supplemental damages and interest. Representatives for Samsung and Apple could not immediately be reached for comment.
24 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Northrop wins $93 million deal to build drone for smaller warships
Northrop wins $93 million deal to build drone for smaller warships
Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) has won a contract worth $93.08 million to build a full-scale demonstrator of a new unmanned spy plane – a flying wing with large counter-rotating propellers – that would take off and land on destroyers and frigates, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Northrop has been working on a design for the new drone for several years under a joint program called Tern that is led by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research.
24 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nasdaq short interest down 0.5 percent in early December
Nasdaq short interest down 0.5 percent in early December
Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 0.5 percent in the first half of December, the exchange said on Thursday. As of Dec. 15, short interest fell to about 8.85 billion shares, compared with 8.894 billion shares as of Nov. 30.