12 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New York Times Admits "Higher Minimum Wage May Have Losers"
New York Times Admits "Higher Minimum Wage May Have Losers"
The New York Times would like for you to know that, after attending the annual meeting of the American Economic Association where they sat in on multiple presentations on the economic impacts of minimum wage, they can now confirm what most of us have known for most of our adult lives, namely that basic economic supply/demand models actually work.
12 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gold: higher overnight
Gold: higher overnight
A daily summary of high-profile members of several complexes.
12 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BTIG Taps Doscher To Spearhead Distressed Debt Expansion
BTIG Taps Doscher To Spearhead Distressed Debt Expansion
Institutional trading specialist BTIG has named former Jefferies executive Drew Doscher as a managing director and head of fixed income credit, where he will launch the firm’s distressed debt and trade claim business.
12 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Square Inc’s Best Moves in 2016
Square Inc’s Best Moves in 2016
2016 was a rocky year for Square Inc (NYSE: SQ), to say the least. At times, the market couldn’t tell whether the company was making a turn toward profitability or falling down a rabbit hole of losses it may never emerge from.
Amid the market turmoil, Square made some solid moves that expand its capabilities for customers and will help grow revenue organically — and there’s evidence the plan is working.
12 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The China P2P Lending Market is Finally Slowing
The China P2P Lending Market is Finally Slowing
The peer to peer lending market in China is the largest in the world. Thousands of platforms populate the online lending sector. The lack of appropriate regulations has allowed many platforms to set up operations quickly and easily. It has enabled incredible acts of fraud…. Read More
12 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Technicolor Warns on Lower Smart Home Sales
Technicolor Warns on Lower Smart Home Sales
The French tech leader reported its connected home sales were down 12% in 2016.
12 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Heads up – we may get China December trade balance data today
Heads up – we may get China December trade balance data today
The trade balance for December, first we’ll get it in yuan terms, then in USD terms.
I missed this earlier … looks like its today!
(h/t to Yogesh at LiveSquawk who obviously isn’t in as much of a Friday mood as I am and is thus much sharper … ps. )