24 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BBD-FNB Partners with Crowdsurfer and Academy of Internet Finance on Global Crowdfunding Index
BBD-FNB Partners with Crowdsurfer and Academy of Internet Finance on Global Crowdfunding Index
BBD-FNB Ltd., a China based big data provider has created a “Global Crowdfunding Index” in partnership with Crowdsurfer and the Academy of Internet Finance (AIF) at Zhejiang University and headquartered in Hangzhou. BBD (Business Big Data) is a founding member of AIF. The Index is said… Read More
24 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Whole Foods Market, Inc. Shareholders Have Something to Worry About
Why Whole Foods Market, Inc. Shareholders Have Something to Worry About
The past few weeks have seen shares of Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM) advance over 25% on speculation that the company might sell itself. Jana Partners took an 8.8% position in the company, and there are rumors that Amazon and Kroger (NYSE: KR) could be potential suitors.
24 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mr. Money Mustache on America’s middle class: ‘Politicians like to cultivate fear, jealously and entitlement’
Mr. Money Mustache on America’s middle class: ‘Politicians like to cultivate fear, jealously and entitlement’
The blogger who retired at 30 is optimistic about the American Dream.
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24 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Netflix shareholders copied and pasted a proposal they sent to Amazon — and Netflix called them out
Netflix shareholders copied and pasted a proposal they sent to Amazon — and Netflix called them out
The proposal asks “Amazon.com” — one of Netflix’s fiercest rivals — for a report.
24 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on iCapital Network Opens Online Alternatives Platform To Accredited Investors
iCapital Network Opens Online Alternatives Platform To Accredited Investors
Alternative investment platform provider iCapital Network has expanded its product suite to include access to investment opportunities, including private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds, by accredited investors.
24 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Senate confirms Trump’s agriculture secretary
Senate confirms Trump’s agriculture secretary
The son of a farmer from Bonaire, Georgia, he will be the first Southerner in the post in more than two decades.
24 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on We need to talk about this student loan bubble
We need to talk about this student loan bubble
Anyone else see the similarities between the housing market bubble of 2007 and the current student loan situation?
– There is 1.2T (trillion) outstanding in student loan debt [1]
– Defaults are rising sharply [2]
– Jobs are going offshore, or to H1B’s, making it difficult (if not impossible) for students to find employment and repay their loans in the U.S.
– Much like Mortgage-Backed Securities, student loans are being packaged into “Student-loan backed securities.”
– Much like fishy…