26 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Is Microsoft Financing Its Biggest Acquisition Ever?
How Is Microsoft Financing Its Biggest Acquisition Ever?
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has a significant chunk of change in cash overseas. In this clip from the Industry Focus: Tech podcast, host Dylan Lewis answers a listener question about how U.S. tax laws would have applied if Microsoft had tried to use some of that foreign stockpile in its acquisition of LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD).
A transcript follows the video.
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26 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Monday morning FX – 27 June 2016 – foreign exchange prices, early indications
Monday morning FX – 27 June 2016 – foreign exchange prices, early indications
Good morning, afternoon or evening to all ForexLive participants and welcome to the start of the new FX week.
As is usual for a Monday morning, market liquidity is very thin, and prices are jumpy on this post Brexit-vote Monday.
26 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: In Scotland, some want another shot at leaving the U.K.
The Wall Street Journal: In Scotland, some want another shot at leaving the U.K.
Two years ago, Scotland voted to stick with Britain in a closely fought, sometimes bitter referendum on independence.
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26 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Civil Uprising Escalates As 8th EU Nation Threatens Referendum
Civil Uprising Escalates As 8th EU Nation Threatens Referendum
It appears, just as we warned, that Brexit was indeed the first of many dominoes. Even before the Brexit result, a poll by Ipsos Mori showed that the majority of people in France and Italy want to at least have a referendum on leaving:
26 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brexit Triggers Existential Eruption of EU: “Disintegration of the EU practically irreversible.”
Brexit Triggers Existential Eruption of EU: “Disintegration of the EU practically irreversible.”
This article by David Haggith first published on The Great Recession Blog.
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26 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Mid-Year Tax Moves to Make Today
4 Mid-Year Tax Moves to Make Today
Many of us only stop to focus on our taxes in the weeks leading up to Tax Day. But in reality, taxes are something you should be thinking about year-round. Now that we’re halfway through 2016, here are a few smart tax moves to make sooner rather than later.
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26 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bragi Dash Review: Smart, Wireless Earphones Deliver on Promised Product
Bragi Dash Review: Smart, Wireless Earphones Deliver on Promised Product
In February of 2014, Munich-based Bragi Dash launched their rewards crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The concept was to create “smart” wireless headphones that combined a full set of features and technology currently unavailable in the retail market. The vision of founder Nikolaj Hviid, formerly Head… Read More