10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on President Obama bluntly addresses race relations in farewell speech
President Obama bluntly addresses race relations in farewell speech
President Obama bluntly addresses race relations in farewell speech
President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address to the nation on Tuesday night, and throughout the emotional speech he bluntly examined the state of race relations in the country following his presidency.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed Remits Only $92 Billion To Treasury In 2016, Lowest Since 2013
Fed Remits Only $92 Billion To Treasury In 2016, Lowest Since 2013
The world was reminded of the cozy relationship between The Fed and The Treasury again today as Janet sent Jack $92.0 billion of freshly ponzi’d net income for 2016 providing the federal government with an important source of funding. This, however, is down almost 6% from 2015 and despite a considerably larger balance sheet is the lowest remittance since 2013 due to doubling the handouts to the major banks to $12 billion last year.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Obama lists U.S. accomplishments during his term
Obama lists U.S. accomplishments during his term
During his farewell address in Chicago, President Obama looked back at how far America has come as a country during his eight-year term.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap Up
The U.S.-based indices closed mixed this afternoon. Asian stocks closed mixed in the overnight session as equities in Europe closed mostly higher this morning.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Crude oil drops to test key support
Crude oil drops to test key support
The crude oil market is curious as to whether the cartel and those non-OPEC producers who took part in the deal will honour their agreement or whether cracks will start to appear. I would be very surprised if producer nations breached their agreed quotas by noticeable margins because while that might be profitable in the short-term, it could be very costly in the long-term. Why sell more oil for less when there is a chance to sell less oil for more in the future?
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on We played chess against a robot and… won?
We played chess against a robot and… won?
Taiwan-based ITRI has created a robot that can distinguish between objects of different shapes and sizes, and intelligently move them around. CNNTech’s Samuel Burke puts it to the test with a game of chess.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Taiwan Scrambles Jets, Navy After Chinese Aircraft Carrier Group Enters Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Scrambles Jets, Navy After Chinese Aircraft Carrier Group Enters Taiwan Strait
While much of America was preparing to listen to Obama speak one final time, the Chinese had far less lofty ambitions, and on Wednesday morning Beijing sent a group of Chinese warships led by China’s sole aircraft carrier north through the Taiwan Strait, resulting in Taiwan scrambling jets and navy ships in the latest sign of heightened tensions between China and the self-ruled Taiwan.