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15 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is California Farmland Overvalued By $70 Billion?

Is California Farmland Overvalued By $70 Billion?

Six years ago we wrote a post entitled “Is TIAA-CREF Investing In Farmland A Harbinger Of The Next Asset Bubble?” in which we predicted that “farms (or “real assets” as they are known in polite company) are about to become the next big bubble.”  Turns out we were right as Midwest farm prices are starting to crash (see our recent post “Farmland B

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15 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on James Howard Kunstler: Racketeering Is Ruining Us

James Howard Kunstler: Racketeering Is Ruining Us

 Racketeering Is Ruining Us

If you don’t understand what’s causing a particular problem, then it’s pretty difficult to come up with an effective solution.

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15 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GBP/USD: A Break Of 1.2798 Brexit Low Next; Staying Short – Morgan Stanley

GBP/USD: A Break Of 1.2798 Brexit Low Next; Staying Short – Morgan Stanley

via eFX comes MS GBP view.
(But, first a word from our sponsor … errr, that’d be me …. which is slowing the GBP decline)
I posted on GBP positioning yesterday … the mkt is well short

15 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Microskin Launches Clinical and Consumer iPhone Apps to Personalize ‘Second Skin’ Product for Vitiligo and Other Skin-Related Conditions

Microskin Launches Clinical and Consumer iPhone Apps to Personalize ‘Second Skin’ Product for Vitiligo and Other Skin-Related Conditions

15 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Noodles & Co’s CEO Stepped Down. Now What?

Noodles & Co’s CEO Stepped Down. Now What?

Noodles And Co

Image source: Noodles & Company.

On July 25, Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) announced the departure of CEO Kevin Reddy from the company. Few details were given, but we know the company has been struggling since going public in 2013. What does the management mix-up mean, and what can the chain do to get back on track?

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15 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China – Sales of nonperforming ABS products expected to rise to > CNY7bn in H2

China – Sales of nonperforming ABS products expected to rise to > CNY7bn in H2

A China Securities Journal front page report (via MNI):
– Sales of nonperforming asset-backed securities (ABS) products are expected to rise to more than CNY7 billion in H2 of 2016

15 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Activist hedge fund ValueAct takes about 2 percent stake in Morgan Stanley

Activist hedge fund ValueAct takes about 2 percent stake in Morgan Stanley

Jeff Ubben-run activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital Management took a 1.98 percent stake in Morgan Stanley, filings showed Monday.