14 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders spar in spirited Brooklyn debate
The Wall Street Journal: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders spar in spirited Brooklyn debate
Facing a pivotal Democratic primary next week in New York, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed in a debate Thursday night in Brooklyn, battling over questions of judgment and their readiness for assuming the presidency.
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14 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: China data, the beat goes on
ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: China data, the beat goes on
Forex news for Asia trading Friday 15 April 2016
China data
It was a big data dump day from China today.
Big dump.
GDP, industrial production, retail sales, asset investment … pretty much everything came in at a beat on expectations.
14 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China fiscal spending +20.1% y/y in March
China fiscal spending +20.1% y/y in March
From China’s finance ministry today:
– China’s fiscal spending +20.1 percent in March y/y
– Fiscal income +7.1 percent
– For January-March, fiscal spending +15.4 percent from the same period a year earlier
Earlier data from China showed a
14 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wee Willie Winkle
Wee Willie Winkle
From the Slope of Hope: Most of you are probably acquainted with the Internet-based real estate web site known as Zillow, which is a public company under the ticker symbol Z. They haven’t been public that long, and although they aren’t doing as badly as some IPOs (Lending Club – symbol LC – leaps to mind), they aren’t exactly setting the world on fire either.
14 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The New York Post: Charles Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten granted parole
The New York Post: Charles Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten granted parole
A Charles Manson follower who participated in an infamous 1969 killing has been granted parole, the Post has learned.
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14 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s growth holds up as stimulus bears fruit
China’s growth holds up as stimulus bears fruit
China clocked Q1 GDP of 6.7 percent, after the stimulus measures of recent months finally took effect, economists said.
14 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s Economy Stabilized in First Quarter
China’s Economy Stabilized in First Quarter
Bloomberg ‘s take on the China GDP data:
The article is here
In brief:
– a surge in new credit helped the property sector rebound while raising fresh question marks over the sustainability of the debt-fueled expansion
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