12 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – Westpac Consumer Confidence Index for July: -3.0% m/m (prior -1.0%)
Australia – Westpac Consumer Confidence Index for July: -3.0% m/m (prior -1.0%)
Yesterday we got surging business confidence and conditions … not so for the consumer though
Done 3% in June to 99.1, from 102.2 last month
More to come
12 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The New York Post: Yelp exec killed in Grand Canyon fall
The New York Post: Yelp exec killed in Grand Canyon fall
A Florida Yelp executive accidentally plunged to her death after stepping out of the way for a man on a popular hiking trail in the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
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12 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s President Xi says "No" to Beatles. Well, this one anyway.
China’s President Xi says "No" to Beatles. Well, this one anyway.
The discoverer of a newly found species of beetle wanted to name the new bug after China’s President Xi Jinping
But, China’s internet censors have said “No”:
12 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brief: Companisto Launches Self-Crowdfunding Round
Brief: Companisto Launches Self-Crowdfunding Round
German investment crowdfunding platform Companisto has launched its self crowdfunding round, presently only available to registered users or “companists”. Management described the initiative as “another chapter in [their] company’s history.” Details of the offer were not immediately available as all information was only available to… Read More
12 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Australian political woes put kiwi dollar parity with Aussie in view"
"Australian political woes put kiwi dollar parity with Aussie in view"
Roll the parity bus out of the garage, check the water and oil, kick the tyres …
Comments from Cameron Bagrie, ANZ’s Chief Economist for New Zealand in Wellington
12 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump seeks attack dog as running mate
The Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump seeks attack dog as running mate
Donald Trump is looking for a running mate who can be a “fighter skilled in hand-to-hand combat” to help him parry criticism on the campaign trail, and he has narrowed his list to a handful of seasoned politicians.
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12 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on On Manhattan’s "Billionaire’s Row", A Death Knell Just Tolled For Luxury Real Estate
On Manhattan’s "Billionaire’s Row", A Death Knell Just Tolled For Luxury Real Estate
Some will say that it was visible from the 95th floor, so to speak, but even so the metamorphosis taking place in the Manhattan real estate market over the past year has been a stunning development.