9 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australian budget: "Nation-building … stimulus … surplus … & heroic assumptions"
Australian budget: "Nation-building … stimulus … surplus … & heroic assumptions"
An Australian budget rundown from Bloomberg, which was all going swimmingly until that “heroic assumptions” bit.
– Nation-building program
– Picking up the stimulus baton from a central bank low on policy ammunition
Plenty more here:
9 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s how Edward Snowden, Paul Krugman, Tim Kaine and others are reacting to Comey firing
Here’s how Edward Snowden, Paul Krugman, Tim Kaine and others are reacting to Comey firing
Major business and political figures took to social media on Tuesday, reacting to news that James Comey had been dismissed.
9 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Comey firing raises concern that Trump pro-growth agenda could be slowed even more
Comey firing raises concern that Trump pro-growth agenda could be slowed even more
President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey raises concerns that it could create a sideshow that may delay the Trump agenda.
9 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Deputy AG says he ‘cannot defend’ Comey’s handling of FBI’s investigation of Clinton emails
Deputy AG says he ‘cannot defend’ Comey’s handling of FBI’s investigation of Clinton emails
President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey after Attorney General Jeff Session and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein recommended he do so.
9 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jeff Christian: Gold Weakness Temporary, Long-Term Prospects Still Strong
Jeff Christian: Gold Weakness Temporary, Long-Term Prospects Still Strong
Gold and silver have been getting slammed for weeks but Jeff Christian, one of the world’s leading precious metals analysts, thinks this is more of a short-term reaction to subsiding geopolitical fears and reiterates his long-term bullish outlook based on a number of fundamental drivers.
9 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Eerie Calm Shrouds Markets
Eerie Calm Shrouds Markets
The VIX, the volatility of the S&P 500, is sometimes touted as a “fear index.” Today is it extending its push below 9%, to fall to its lowest in nearly a quarter of a century. There has been four (Finland, Austria, the Netherlands, and France) successive…
9 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why TravelCenters of America LLC Stock Got Crushed Today
Why TravelCenters of America LLC Stock Got Crushed Today
Shares of TravelCenters of America LLC (NASDAQ: TA) tumbled today as the truck-stop operator posted disappointing results in its first-quarter report.
As of 3:24 p.m., the stock was down 26.2%.
Image source: TravelCenters of America LLC.