28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s in your smartphone? Watch out for the next ‘conflict minerals’
What’s in your smartphone? Watch out for the next ‘conflict minerals’
“The glamorous shop displays are a stark contrast to the children carrying bags of rocks and miners in narrow manmade tunnels.”
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Live: Nikkei surges as bets on September Fed move spur dollar
Live: Nikkei surges as bets on September Fed move spur dollar
Our live blog is tracking market reaction as U.S. dollar strength hurts emerging assets and puts downward pressure on oil.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on LA Police responding to reports of gunman at LAX, no evidence of shooting
LA Police responding to reports of gunman at LAX, no evidence of shooting
Police in Los Angeles were responding to multiple 911 calls from locations at the city’s airport of a possible armed suspect, NBC News reports.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The New York Post: Maria Sharapova is spending her summer as an intern
The New York Post: Maria Sharapova is spending her summer as an intern
Maria Sharapova was in New York City this month on a sports venture that had nothing to do with tennis or the U.S.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia-Pacific news wrap: Australian new home sales drop
ForexLive Asia-Pacific news wrap: Australian new home sales drop
Forex news for Asia-Pacific trading on Aug 29, 2016
Markets
– EUR leads, JPY lags
– Gold down $4 to $1317
– WTI crude down 57-cents to $47.07
– Nikkei 225 +2.4%
Yen crosses started out the week well after Kuroda hinted at the possibility of more easing in all three of the BOJ’s dimensions in a speech a Jackson Hole on the weekend.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Men charged in shooting of NBA star Wade’s cousin were brothers on parole
Men charged in shooting of NBA star Wade’s cousin were brothers on parole
Two brothers on parole for prior criminal activity have been charged in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Rival parties ally in Spain in bid to end political gridlock
The Wall Street Journal: Rival parties ally in Spain in bid to end political gridlock
Spain’s governing conservative party, seeking to end months of political impasse, embraced an agenda of anticorruption measures and judicial overhaul in return for a centrist party’s agreement to support Mariano Rajoy for a second term as prime minister
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