15 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Russian President Putin says political uncertainties in US & EU weighing on global economy
Russian President Putin says political uncertainties in US & EU weighing on global economy
But, on the other hand, initiatives put forward by Russia and China are working to strengthen stability.
So there.
Putin speaking in Beijing:
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15 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Seattle Set To Become First City To Offer "Safe Spaces" For Heroin Use
Seattle Set To Become First City To Offer "Safe Spaces" For Heroin Use
Modeled after similar programs in Europe, Australia and Canada, Seattle is on track to become the first city in the United States where heroin addicts can legally shoot up at a supervised healthcare facility. The controversial program is intended to reduce the number of overdose deaths by bringing users out of the alleys and into “safe places” where overdoses can be treated immediately, all at taxpayer expense, of course. This new concept goes one step beyond needle exchange programs that exist in other cities intended to decrease the spread of disease through dirty needles.
15 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why the IoT Matters So Much to Verizon
Why the IoT Matters So Much to Verizon
During the first quarter of 2017, Verizon‘s (NYSE: VZ) bread-and-butter business got a little bit smaller. Retail subscribers to the nation’s leading wireless network shrank for the first time in years, and profits decreased 21% from the same period in 2016. The mobile phone industry is a mature market with growth a thing of the past, leaving the few big competitors to fight over the same customers. For Verizon, the next big thing could be right around the corner.
15 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on McMaster Responds To Wapo: "I Was In The Room, It Didn’t Happen. The Story Is False"
McMaster Responds To Wapo: "I Was In The Room, It Didn’t Happen. The Story Is False"
Following the latest provocative story from the Washington Post earlier suggesting that Trump shared “highly classified information” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during their White House meeting last week, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster just spoke to reporters outside the White House to offer an unequivocal denial of the story: “The story that came out tonight as reported is false. I was in the room. It didn’t happen.”
15 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Resorts To “Old School” Tactics To Support Inflows
China Resorts To “Old School” Tactics To Support Inflows
Submitted by Gordon Johnson of Axiom
Is the PBoC “Tweaking” the FX Reserve Data to Improperly Show Foreign Inflows?
Over the past 30 months when the PBoC sold/brought dollars (evidenced by a m/m decline in PBoC funds outstanding for FX), 66.7% of the time reported FX reserves fell/rose.
15 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: White House says Trump did not reveal classified intel to Russians
The Wall Street Journal: White House says Trump did not reveal classified intel to Russians
The White House was thrown on the defensive late Monday as it scrambled to respond to news reports that President Donald Trump revealed “highly classified information” in a meeting with Russian officials last week.
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15 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japanese PM Abe says it is his ‘strong wish’ that the US returns to the TPP
Japanese PM Abe says it is his ‘strong wish’ that the US returns to the TPP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his country would continue pushing for a trans-Pacific trade deal, but he hoped the U.S. would rejoin the pact.