6 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: China trading halted early again, Asian markets slide in response
Asia Markets: China trading halted early again, Asian markets slide in response
A plunge in China stocks led to their second trading halt this week, sending markets across the region sharply lower, as the yuan rapidly weakened.
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6 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: China blames speculators for weakened yuan
The Wall Street Journal: China blames speculators for weakened yuan
China’s central bank pointed its fingers at speculators for the recent dramatic weakening of the Chinese currency and vowed to keep the yuan largely stable.
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6 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on TransCanada Sues Obama Administration; Says Keystone Pipeline Rejection Was Unconstitutional
TransCanada Sues Obama Administration; Says Keystone Pipeline Rejection Was Unconstitutional
On November 6, Obama was delighted to take his place in the pantheon of progressive, liberal Warren Buffett apparatchiks when he proudly announced that the Keystone XL pipeline, which had been delayed for years, had finally been rejected.
6 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s what China stock market trading looked like today – video coverage
Here’s what China stock market trading looked like today – video coverage
Fast-forward to around the 1:15 mark for the opening of trade on Chinese stocks
Fasten your seat belts!
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6 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: With smartphone sales booming, Huawei eyes U.S. market
The Wall Street Journal: With smartphone sales booming, Huawei eyes U.S. market
Huawei Technologies Co. boasted of dramatic gains in the global smartphone market as it launched a new flagship handset that signals its ambitions in the lucrative U.S.
6 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s how the China stock market ‘circuit breaker’ works
Here’s how the China stock market ‘circuit breaker’ works
Chinese sharemarkets (like the Shanghai and Shenzen exchanges) were closed today due to the circuit breaker.
A 15-minute halt to trading is triggered if the CSI300 (this is an index that tracks the 300 largest shares in the country, these trade on Shanghai or Shenzen exchanges) dips 5%
6 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inside Netflix’s plan to get the entire world watching
Inside Netflix’s plan to get the entire world watching
As Netflix announced its expansion into 130 new countries, CEO Reed Hastings shared his strategy at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show.