30 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Charges filed to fire 5 officers in Chicago police shooting
Charges filed to fire 5 officers in Chicago police shooting
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has filed formal charges to fire the officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald in 2014.
30 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UK data: Consumer confidence -7 (expected -8), Business Barometer 16 (prior 29)
UK data: Consumer confidence -7 (expected -8), Business Barometer 16 (prior 29)
Consumer confidence and Business confidence from the UK for August
GfK Consumer Confidence -7
– expected -8, prior -12
– At -7 it’s the second lowest in more than 2 years. Still, much improved from July’s -12
Lloyds Business Barometer 16
30 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook Stock Is Up $100: Can It Power Higher?
Facebook Stock Is Up $100: Can It Power Higher?
Image Source: Facebook.
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is on an incredible run with shares up more than $87 per share from its 2012 IPO price. However, it hasn’t always been so good for the founder-led social-media company. Early in Facebook’s publicly traded life, a botched IPO and questions about the company’s mobile monetization compounded to quickly drag the stock below its public-offering price.
30 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Ascena Retail Group, Coeur Mining, and DSW Slumped Today
Why Ascena Retail Group, Coeur Mining, and DSW Slumped Today
Poor silver prices hurt Coeur Mining today. Image source: Getty Images.
30 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This is the number everyone is watching Wednesday
This is the number everyone is watching Wednesday
Friday’s government employment report is the big chunk of data markets are awaiting, but ADP is a kind of warm-up to that number.
30 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s How Apple, Inc. Pays Taxes Overseas (or Avoids Them)
Here’s How Apple, Inc. Pays Taxes Overseas (or Avoids Them)
Image source: Getty Images.
By now, you probably know all about the $14.6 billion Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) owes the Irish government in back taxes. Cupertino is sure to appeal that decision by European Union regulators, but the age of Ireland-based tax shelters may be coming to an accelerated halt.
30 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Speech coming up from the Reserve Bank of Australia today
Speech coming up from the Reserve Bank of Australia today
Guy Debelle, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), is speaking today at the FX Week Asia in Singapore
– At 11am Sydney time (0100GMT
– The RBA website does not list a topic for his speech, but it’ll be a keynote address on the implementation of phase one of the Global Code of Conduct
I don’t expect much on his economic nor monetary policy outlook, but hey, ya never know, right? Besides, a keynote address on the implementation of phase one of the Global Code of Conduct sounds absolutely fascinating anyway, right?