23 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Lyxor: Hedge Fund Index Down 0.8% As CTAs, Macro Funds Decline
Lyxor: Hedge Fund Index Down 0.8% As CTAs, Macro Funds Decline
Hedge funds were under pressure during the third week of the new year, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor Asset Management, dragged down by steep declines in CTAs and macro funds.
23 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rubio Saves Tillerson Confirmation In 11-10 Vote
Rubio Saves Tillerson Confirmation In 11-10 Vote
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Rex Tillerson’s nomination as secretary of state by a vote of 11-10 – falling along party lines (with Democrats dissenting). As Bloomberg notes, this vote clears the way for the full Senate to confirm one of President Donald Trump’s most critical cabinet choices.
23 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Senate panel OKs Rex Tillerson, clearing path to confirmation
The Wall Street Journal: Senate panel OKs Rex Tillerson, clearing path to confirmation
Despite lingering concerns from some Republicans, secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson cleared a key procedural hurdle on Monday, all but ensuring he will be approved as the nation’s top diplomat
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23 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump’s new FCC chief is Ajit Pai, and he wants to destroy net neutrality
Trump’s new FCC chief is Ajit Pai, and he wants to destroy net neutrality
Trump has elevated Ajit Pai to chairman of the FCC, giving control over the agency to a reliable conservative opposed to net neutrality.
23 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Congressman Introduces Bill To Withdraw The U.S. From The United Nations
Congressman Introduces Bill To Withdraw The U.S. From The United Nations
Submitted by Lance Schuttler via The Mind Unleashed blog,
A new bill has been introduced which would allow the United States to withdraw from the United Nations, and is now beginning to turns heads.
23 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Avis blocks its largest shareholder with ‘poison pill’
The Wall Street Journal: Avis blocks its largest shareholder with ‘poison pill’
Avis Budget Group Inc.
23 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Martin Armstrong on Capital Flows, Market Bubbles, and the Road Ahead
Martin Armstrong on Capital Flows, Market Bubbles, and the Road Ahead
This time on FS Insider, we spoke with Martin Armstrong of Armstrong Economics, a widely-followed market strategist, forecaster, historian, and creator of the popular Economic Confidence Model, which is also sometimes referred to as the Pi Cycle. Armstrong is noted for…