18 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The "Hillary Vs Bernie" Pitch: Fix ‘Cultural Bigots’ Or ‘Corrupt Billionaires’
The "Hillary Vs Bernie" Pitch: Fix ‘Cultural Bigots’ Or ‘Corrupt Billionaires’
Authored by Eric Zuesse,
18 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Visualizing The World’s Stock Exchanges
Visualizing The World’s Stock Exchanges
There are 60 major stock exchanges throughout the world, and their range of sizes is quite surprising.
As Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardin notes, at the high end of the spectrum is the mighty NYSE, representing $18.5 trillion in market capitalization, or about 27% of the total market for global equities.
18 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A history of oil’s booms and busts
A history of oil’s booms and busts
From the West Coast Gasoline Famine of 1920, which brought horses back into style, to the Arab oil embargo, Christine Romans has a look at the biggest boom and busts of the last century. Oil’s wild ride is definitely not for the faint of heart.
18 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Could VW face another round of penalties?
Could VW face another round of penalties?
Volkswagen internal memos suggest that executives pursued a strategy of delay and obfuscation with US regulators, the NYT reports.
18 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Perhaps the Bank of Hungary took Krugman’s “promise to be irresponsible” thing too literally
Perhaps the Bank of Hungary took Krugman’s “promise to be irresponsible” thing too literally
Here’s one way to credibly inflate:
The National Bank of Hungary bought 200,000 rounds of live ammunition and 112 handguns for its security company, according to documents posted on a website for public procurements.
18 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A "Baffled" Bank Of Japan Is Shocked By Its "Message Of Despair"
A "Baffled" Bank Of Japan Is Shocked By Its "Message Of Despair"
One look at Japan’s bond yields, which moments ago hit a fresh record low for the 20Y maturity as the curve slowly but surely inverts…
18 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BofA Asks: Is This The Chinese Shadow Bank Failure That Will This Trigger The Chain Reaction
BofA Asks: Is This The Chinese Shadow Bank Failure That Will This Trigger The Chain Reaction
While various Chinese bubbles have already burst in recent years, including those in the real estate, stock market and fixed investment sectors, so far the credit and shadow banking bubbles linger on with bond yields recently touching on record lows as the money invested in the various other bubbles has migrated into various forms of fixed income, including investment companies which promise exorbitant returns.