23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple’s Tim Cook once threatened to kick Uber out of App Store: report
Apple’s Tim Cook once threatened to kick Uber out of App Store: report
Uber Technologies Inc. has a long history of flaunting government regulations, but it was its violation of a rule by Apple Inc.
23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mohamed El-Erian on the French election: Markets avoided a destabilizing outcome
Mohamed El-Erian on the French election: Markets avoided a destabilizing outcome
Mohamed El-Erian is chief economic advisor at Allianz
Speaking with Bloomberg in this video, link here
It’s a quickie, 4 minutes only
23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on French election – 95% counted: Macron 23.85%, Le Pen 21.58%
French election – 95% counted: Macron 23.85%, Le Pen 21.58%
France’s Interior Ministry counting continues
95+ % of votes now counted in this first round. Results refining, Macron adding a few 2nd place decimals to his lead:
23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UK data -Rightmove house prices for April: 1.1% m/m (prior 1.3%)
UK data -Rightmove house prices for April: 1.1% m/m (prior 1.3%)
Rightmove report is on asking prices for houses
1.1 % m/m
– prior 1.3%
2.2 % y/y
– prior 2.3%
Not generally a market mover. And on the morning of the French election outcome even less interest.
23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Countries With the Fastest Growing and Shrinking Militaries
Countries With the Fastest Growing and Shrinking Militaries
The United States military remains the largest force on the planet. The superpower’s 2016 military expenditure of $611 billion was equivalent to approximately 36% of all global military spending….
23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures point to mixed start for Asia following first round of French elections; euro bounces
Futures point to mixed start for Asia following first round of French elections; euro bounces
Futures indicated a mixed start in Asia as Macron and Le Pen progress to the final round of the French election.
23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US upped military spending, Asian militarization accelerated in 2016: Report
US upped military spending, Asian militarization accelerated in 2016: Report
The U.S. increased its military expenditure in 2016 — the first time since 2010, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.