16 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Think Amazon Prime Is Done Growing? Think Again.
Think Amazon Prime Is Done Growing? Think Again.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) likes to play it close to the vest when it comes to disclosing the popularity of its Prime membership program. Most recently, Amazon said it added “tens of millions” of new Prime subscribers in 2016. It also released some new data that helped analysts make a better guess at how many subscribers Amazon has.
16 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Report: Crowdfunding Potential in Nigeria
Report: Crowdfunding Potential in Nigeria
Crowdfunding is a global phenomenon but it is obviously evolving at different speeds in different countries. Africa is one region where the new form of finance can be utilized to benefit the economy. A recent report published by the CrowdfundingHub highlights a single country in… Read More
16 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on There’s More Than $3,000 in Credit-Card Debt for Every Man, Woman, and Child in America
There’s More Than $3,000 in Credit-Card Debt for Every Man, Woman, and Child in America
It’s pretty much no secret that we Americans love our credit cards. Like really, really love our credit cards. Multiple studies have found that approximately 70% of all Americans have at least one credit card. Utilizing census population data from 2015, that means that roughly 174 million adults in the U.S. have credit cards.
And it’s not just that people like having shiny plastic credit cards in their wallets. They like to use them… a lot!
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16 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Short-Term Dip Is a Great Time to Buy These Long-Term Stocks
This Short-Term Dip Is a Great Time to Buy These Long-Term Stocks
The broad-based S&P 500 is on fire, with the index gaining nearly 13% over the trailing 12-month period — but that doesn’t mean every stock has participated in the rally. Some very good companies have hit speed bumps recently that have left them looking up at an outperforming index.
16 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Indian Fintech Startup Perfios Raises $6.1M in Series A
Indian Fintech Startup Perfios Raises $6.1M in Series A
Last week, Perfios, a fintech startup based in Bangalore (Bengaluru), India, announced it had raised approximately US $6.2 Million (400 Million INR) in its Series A round of funding. The funding is a sign of how much the fintech market has been steadily growing in… Read More
16 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dan Rather’s concern about airstrike coverage
Dan Rather’s concern about airstrike coverage
“Dropping bombs, having missile strikes doesn’t make one presidential,” Dan Rather says. He talks about patriotism and urges skeptical questioning of Trump aides and Pentagon officials.
16 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Reporting on Trump’s ‘forgotten men and women’
Reporting on Trump’s ‘forgotten men and women’
Chris Arnade, a former banker, travels across the country writing about poverty and addiction. He describes the “front row versus back row” divide and says Americans are speaking “two different languages.”