7 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – PM takes consumption tax hikes off the table
Australia – PM takes consumption tax hikes off the table
Australia PM Turnbull has all but killed proposals for a hike in the consumption tax (the Goods and Services Tax (GST))
– There were proposals about to increase it from the current 10% to 15%
PM Turnbull grabbing some cash
7 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – PM takes consumption tax hikes off the table
Australia – PM takes consumption tax hikes off the table
Australia PM Turnbull has all but killed proposals for a hike in the consumption tax (the Goods and Services Tax (GST))
– There were proposals about to increase it from the current 10% to 15%
PM Turnbull grabbing some cash
7 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Iran says Peugeot to pay $446 mln compensation for sanctions move
Iran says Peugeot to pay $446 mln compensation for sanctions move
French car-maker PSA Peugeot Citroen will pay Iran over 400 million euros ($446 million) in compensation for losses after it quit the country due to sanctions, the managing director of the country’s largest carmaker said on Sunday. Peugeot, the biggest-selling European carmaker in pre-sanctions Iran, suspended sales in 2012 when an international boycott against Iran due to its nuclear program was extended to the automobile sector. Most sanctions were lifted in January.
7 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Venezuela fails to persuade Saudis to cut oil production
The Wall Street Journal: Venezuela fails to persuade Saudis to cut oil production
Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi met with his Venezuelan counterpart on Sunday but didn’t announce any plans for the production cut the South American country says is needed to prop up crude prices.
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7 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on As It Passes 1 Billion Users, WhatsApp Will Finally Start Making Facebook Investors Money
As It Passes 1 Billion Users, WhatsApp Will Finally Start Making Facebook Investors Money
WhatsApp just joined the ranks of one of the most elite clubs in all of technology, which should also slowly drive its shift toward eventual profitability.
7 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Margin: How much does a beer cost at Super Bowl 50?
The Margin: How much does a beer cost at Super Bowl 50?
The Super Bowl is all about excess, and prices for snacks and beverages at the game are no exception.
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7 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Another Exponential Chart: Record Numbers Renounce Their U.S. Citizenship In 2015
Another Exponential Chart: Record Numbers Renounce Their U.S. Citizenship In 2015
Another year, another record number of Americans willing to not only pay the $2,350 fee, but also appear in the US Treasury’s “name of shame” list published every, quarter which reveals all the now-former US citizens who have decided to hand over their US passport back to Uncle Sam and expatriate.