22 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 Reasons China Is Still Key for Apple, Inc.
5 Reasons China Is Still Key for Apple, Inc.
In Apple‘s (NASDAQ: AAPL) most recent quarter, revenue in Greater China, which includes China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, was down 12% year over year. With the operating segment accounting for about 21% of Apple’s total revenue, it’s no surprise some investors are concerned with Apple’s performance in the market. After all, this is a far cry from the segment’s high growth in the past. In the first quarter of 2016, Greater China revenue increased 14% year over year, growing faster than any other market.
22 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Doug Casey Has "Never Seen Anything Like This"
Doug Casey Has "Never Seen Anything Like This"
Nick Giambruno: Doug, what do you think is the root problem of the US economy and financial system?
22 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trumpcare vote Thursday – latest update: Chances of passing bill improve
Trumpcare vote Thursday – latest update: Chances of passing bill improve
This is the latest I’ve seen, via CNBC:
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Earlier posts on this:
22 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on JOBS Act @ 5: House Committee Updates on Investment Crowdfunding Progress & Other Regulatory Reforms
JOBS Act @ 5: House Committee Updates on Investment Crowdfunding Progress & Other Regulatory Reforms
The House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, met for the first time in 2017. A new Chairman, Congressman Bill Huizenga, managed the proceedings for the first topic of the year regarding the “Impact of the JOBS Act After Five Years”. The Hearing involved the… Read More
22 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Marlin Equity Partners Raises $3.25B For Two New Funds
Marlin Equity Partners Raises $3.25B For Two New Funds
Global investment firm Marlin Equity Partners has raised a total of $3.25 billion in capital commitments for two new fund vehicles, closing both at their hard caps and well above their respective targets.
22 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pepsi Pulls 12-Packs, 2 Liter Bottles From Philadelphia Stores In Protest Over Soda Tax
Pepsi Pulls 12-Packs, 2 Liter Bottles From Philadelphia Stores In Protest Over Soda Tax
Two weeks ago we reported that the latest unintended casualty from Philadelphia’s soda tax would be at least 20% of Pepsi’s 423 employees in the city of brotherly love. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, with sales slumping as much as 40% because of the new Philadelphia sweetened beverage tax, in the last week of February, Pepsi said it will lay off 80 to 100 workers at three distribution plants that serve the city.
22 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Meanwhile, Japan politics: Abe in land-sale scandal – breaking on this
Meanwhile, Japan politics: Abe in land-sale scandal – breaking on this
I’ll get the ‘breaking’ in a moment, but first:
– An educator accused of using his political clout to curry favor with Japanese politicians, including the first family … ,Yasunori Kagoike … his Moritomo Gakuen group purchased land from the government at one-seventh the price of the plot’s assessed value, according to a public copy of the land sale.