5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Margin: Market top? New Yorkers are buying this $100 doughnut by the dozen
The Margin: Market top? New Yorkers are buying this $100 doughnut by the dozen
Like the $5,000 Fleur Burger and the $2,300 hot dog from 230 Fifth before it, the Golden Cristal Ube Donut, while a relative bargain, takes its place among some of the priciest junk food on the planet.
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5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Twitter plans to increase 140-character tweet limit
The Wall Street Journal: Twitter plans to increase 140-character tweet limit
Twitter may increase the tweet limit up to 10,000 characters, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rabbi Pinto’s appeal of year-long prison sentence denied
Rabbi Pinto’s appeal of year-long prison sentence denied
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, known as a friend and adviser to some of New York City’s most notable real estate movers and shakers, saw his appeal of a year-long prison sentence denied Sunday by Israel’s Supreme Court.
5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall St. watchdog homes in on high-frequency trades to combat spoofing
Wall St. watchdog homes in on high-frequency trades to combat spoofing
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will examine how well high-frequency trading firms are protecting their systems from unscrupulous traders who are trying to manipulate markets, according to a list of its 2016 examination priorities for Wall Street firms, published on Tuesday.
5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple Falls on Nikkei Report That Sees IPhone Production Cut 30%
Apple Falls on Nikkei Report That Sees IPhone Production Cut 30%
Apple Inc. fell after Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review reported the U.S. company would reduce the output of its latest iPhones by about 30 percent in the first quarter of 2016.
5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. candidate Sanders to lay out plan to break up big banks in 1st year
U.S. candidate Sanders to lay out plan to break up big banks in 1st year
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made reining in Wall Street a top campaign theme, will warn on Tuesday that financial-sector greed is “destroying the fabric of our nation” and detail his plan to break up big banks, his campaign said. Sanders will deliver what his campaign is calling a “major policy address” on Wall Street reform in New York. The U.S. senator from Vermont is challenging front-runner Hillary Clinton, a former U.S. senator from New York, and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley for the Democratic nomination to run for president in November 2016.
5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter considering 10,000-character limit for tweets – Re/code
Twitter considering 10,000-character limit for tweets – Re/code
Twitter Inc is building a new feature that will allow users post messages as long as 10,000 characters, Re/code reported on Tuesday. Twitter has been experimenting under Jack Dorsey – the company’s co-founder who returned as chief executive in October – to make the website more engaging. In the few months under Dorsey, Twitter introduced the ‘Moments’ feature, added polls to tweets, rolled out a “buy” button and replaced its star-shaped “favorite” icon with a heart-shaped icon called “like”.