13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Democrats reportedly trying to lobby Ivanka Trump on paid family leave bill
Democrats reportedly trying to lobby Ivanka Trump on paid family leave bill
Democrats reportedly trying to lobby Ivanka Trump on paid family leave bill
The Democrats are reportedly trying to lobby Ivanka Trump to help generate support for legislation involving paid family leave.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US blacklists Venezuela’s vice president as drug trafficker
US blacklists Venezuela’s vice president as drug trafficker
US blacklists Venezuela’s vice president as drug trafficker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States blacklisted Venezuela’s Vice President Tareck El Aissami for drug trafficking, the first crackdown by the Trump administration against a top official in President Nicolas Maduro’s government for money laundering and the drug trade.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Billionaires Are Dumping These 5 Stocks. Should You?
Billionaires Are Dumping These 5 Stocks. Should You?
One way that we Fools generate investment ideas is by poring through SEC filings of billionaire investors. These filings track the recent buy and sell decisions of some of the smartest money managers in the world, so keeping an eye on what these investors are up to makes a lot of sense.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Intel Corporation Might Finally Fix This Huge Flaw With Expensive Gaming Chips
Intel Corporation Might Finally Fix This Huge Flaw With Expensive Gaming Chips
These days, microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) forces gamers and other personal computer enthusiasts to make a tough choice when picking out desktop processors. Intel offers PC gamers chips with four incredibly fast processor cores (“mainstream desktop”), and it also offers them chips with between six and 10 processor cores (“high-end desktop”), but each of these cores is much slower than the four-core chips.
The six- to 10-core chips also cost much more than the four-core chips do, as well.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Flowers Foods Coasts Ahead, Disappointing Investors
Flowers Foods Coasts Ahead, Disappointing Investors
Consumers across the nation know Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) from its Wonder bread, Tastykake snack cakes, and Nature’s Own bakery brands. Yet the truly novel thing about Flowers is how it has done such a good job of building up a national presence in an industry that is typically dominated by local competition. Coming into Monday’s fourth-quarter financial report, Flowers investors were hoping to see at least some growth in sales and earnings, but the bakery company wasn’t able to deliver the pace of expansion that most shareholders really want to see.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: U.S. may try new tactic to fight currency manipulation
The Wall Street Journal: U.S. may try new tactic to fight currency manipulation
The White House is exploring a new tactic to discourage China from undervaluing its currency to boost exports, part of an evolving Trump administration strategy to challenge the practices of the U.S.’s largest trading partner while stepping back from direct confrontation.
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13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China (January) CPI 2.5% y/y (expected 2.4%) & PPI 6.9% y/y (expected 6.6%)
China (January) CPI 2.5% y/y (expected 2.4%) & PPI 6.9% y/y (expected 6.6%)
Inflation on the move in China
China inflation for January
2.5% y/y
CPI
– vs. expected 2.4%, prior 2.1%
– CPI highest since May of 2014
6.9% y/y
PPI