14 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Regulation Crowdfunding Investor Commitments Surpasses $5M in Under Three Months
Regulation Crowdfunding Investor Commitments Surpasses $5M in Under Three Months
Within its first three months, Regulation Crowdfunding investor commitments for campaigns that have met their minimum funding goals have surpassed $5 million, as reported by NextGen Crowdfunding. Regulation Crowdfunding, also known as Title III or Reg CF for short, enables companies to raise up to… Read More
14 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UK data – Shop traffic up, employer hiring plans down
UK data – Shop traffic up, employer hiring plans down
Interest in UK data has heightened post-Brexit vote
A couple of items about via Reuters:
– The number of shoppers on Britain’s high streets rose slightly in July compared with a year ago
14 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New York Uses Record Electricity As City Melts Under Unprecedented Heatwave
New York Uses Record Electricity As City Melts Under Unprecedented Heatwave
As New Orleans battles historic floods, the heat wave gripping the Tri-State area continued on Sunday, with the temperature at JFK airport hitting a high of 95F degrees, setting a new daily record and eclipsing the old record high of 93F set in 2003. When accounting for humidity, the heat index rose to as high as 105 to 110 degrees in some spots.
14 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia markets set for a lower open, with traders eyeing Japan, China data
Asia markets set for a lower open, with traders eyeing Japan, China data
Futures pointed to a lower open for Asian markets on Monday, with traders eyeing fresh economic data due from Japan and China.
14 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Swiss probe ex-Abu Dhabi official over alleged scam at Malaysia’s 1MDB fund
Swiss probe ex-Abu Dhabi official over alleged scam at Malaysia’s 1MDB fund
Swiss criminal authorities are probing a well-connected former top Abu Dhabi finance official over Malaysia’s 1MDB wealth fund, the FT reports.
14 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on VC: Perfect Storm for Fintech in India
VC: Perfect Storm for Fintech in India
Bala Srinivasa, a partner at the VC firm of Kalaari Capital, recently published an interesting post on India and the development of Fintech in the country. While Fintech has gone hyperbolic in China, and the US, Europe, and the rest of Asia has seen steady… Read More
14 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Odd payment requests detailed in $81 million cyberheist from New York Fed
The Wall Street Journal: Odd payment requests detailed in $81 million cyberheist from New York Fed
Fake payment orders submitted by cyberthieves who stole $81 million from Bangladesh’s account at the New York Fed gave a lot of unlikely reasons for needing to pay a handful of individuals large sums of money.
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