21 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks barely budged over the past five trading days, which left the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) at near record highs — up roughly 7% so far in 2016.
Data by YCharts.
21 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Battle Of The Unicorns: Uber Says Lyft Is Worth Only $2 Billion, One Third Of Its Latest Valuation Round
Battle Of The Unicorns: Uber Says Lyft Is Worth Only $2 Billion, One Third Of Its Latest Valuation Round
Call it the battle of the uni-cabs.
While Uber has no problem sitting at the top of the global unicorn pyramid, with a valuation of $68 billion as of June 2016, the “cab” company had some reflexively unpleasant words to say about the private market’s attempts to value its key US competitor, Lyft, which as reported previously, has been trying to sell itself for the past several weeks.
21 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Daily Digest 8/21 – Nightmare On Main Street, Kids In The Age Of Climate Change
Daily Digest 8/21 – Nightmare On Main Street, Kids In The Age Of Climate Change
- The richest 10% hold 76% of the wealth
- Counting Human Rights Violations with GoFundMe
- Nightmare On Main Street
- Inside the Global Hunt for a Better Way to Measure the Economy
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21 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hillary Clinton Flies 20 Miles In Private Jet To Attend Rothschild Nantucket Fundraiser
Hillary Clinton Flies 20 Miles In Private Jet To Attend Rothschild Nantucket Fundraiser
As we reported a few days ago, Bill and Hillary Clinton spent Friday night in Martha’s Vineyard celebrating Bill’s 70th birthday (posted here). We’re sure it was a grand affair, well worth the heat Obama had to take from Louisiana flood victims to attend.
21 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Project Titan: Apple’s Rumored iCar
Project Titan: Apple’s Rumored iCar
Image source: Getty Images.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be working on a major project to create its own vehicle — most likely an electric one with some limited driverless car features — that’s widely believed to debut sometime in 2021. While Project Titan is a bit of an open secret, it’s still unclear if Apple plans to sell the car, rent it as a car-as-a-service business, or sell its technology to automakers.
21 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Todd Glaser’s Miami Beach spec house ended up in “War Dogs”
How Todd Glaser’s Miami Beach spec house ended up in “War Dogs”
From the South Florida website: “War Dogs” is a film based on a Miami Beach story too strange to be fiction: a pair of young, upstart stoners hustle their way from peddling guns and ammo to landing a $300 million arms dealing contract for the United States government. Along the way, director Todd Phillips leaned heavily on what some would argue are Miami’s best assets: glimmering ocean views, towering palm trees, and ultra-flashy real estate … [more]
