5 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mark Carney Defends The Bank of England: "We Are Not Robbing The Poor To Pay The Rich"
Mark Carney Defends The Bank of England: "We Are Not Robbing The Poor To Pay The Rich"
In a speech delivered at the Liverpool John Moores University on Monday, Bank of England head, and former Goldman partner, Mark Carney defended his central bank’s near-zero borrowing costs which have been increasingly criticized by local politicians ever since the Brexit vote, claiming that central bank monetary policies have not been the cause behind wealth transfer.
5 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: AOL’s Tim Armstrong ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Yahoo-Verizon deal
The Wall Street Journal: AOL’s Tim Armstrong ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Yahoo-Verizon deal
AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo will go through despite the internet company’s disclosure this fall that it suffered a significant data breach.
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5 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Joe Biden predicts he will run for president in 2020, adds that he is not yet ‘committed’
Joe Biden predicts he will run for president in 2020, adds that he is not yet ‘committed’
The vice president told reporters that he’s “not committing not to run.”
5 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – BoP Current Account Balance for Q3: $A -11.4bn (expected $A -13.5bn)
Australia – BoP Current Account Balance for Q3: $A -11.4bn (expected $A -13.5bn)
BoP Current Account Balance for Q3: $A -11.4bn . Deficit narrower than expected.
– expected $A -13.5bn
– prior $A -15.5bn
Q3 net exports as a % of GDP, -0.20% … A MISS. And another weight on tomorrow’s Q3 GDP result
5 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Joe Biden Says "I Am Going To Run For President In 2020"
Joe Biden Says "I Am Going To Run For President In 2020"
It appears Tom Hanks and Oprah are unavailable and so, speaking to a small group of reporters tonight, Vice-President Jo Biden announced that he is going to run for President in 2020.
5 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Does 2017 Hold for Dividend Stocks?
What Does 2017 Hold for Dividend Stocks?
Many dividend stocks rallied this year, since low interest rates made them more attractive income investments than bonds. The Vanguard High Yield Dividend ETF, which owns a basket of the top-yielding U.S. stocks, has risen 11% this year and outperformed the S&P 500’s 7% gain. But will dividend stocks continue outperforming the overall market next year? Let’s examine five key trends to decide.
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5 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ivory Tower Economist Tries To School Dilbert’s Scott Adams On Trade… Fails
Ivory Tower Economist Tries To School Dilbert’s Scott Adams On Trade… Fails
Submitted by Thad Beversdorf via FirstRebuttal.com,
Today Donald J. Boudreaux, who is Professor of Economics and Martha and Nelson Getchell Chair for the Study of Free Market Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, wrote an open letter to Dilbert creator Scott Adams. The letter was a rebuttal to Scott disagreeing with Michigan Rep Justin Amash about Trump’s trade policy.