16 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on House Oversight Committee chair wants Comey memo by May 24
House Oversight Committee chair wants Comey memo by May 24
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, (Utah Republican) is chair of the House Oversight Committee
As flagged, he has requested the Comey memo
– He has sent a letter to the FBI asking for all memoranda, notes, summaries, recordings relating to communications between Comey & Trump by May 24th
16 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – Westpac Consumer Confidence Index (May): -1.1% m/m (prior – 0.7%)
Australia – Westpac Consumer Confidence Index (May): -1.1% m/m (prior – 0.7%)
Westpac Consumer Confidence is a monthly survey
Down 1.1% for May to 98.0
more to come
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Each week we get ANZ Roy Morgan consumer sentiment, its in a firm downtrend. .. the latest was . The WPAC survey showing similarly weak consumer confidence.
16 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Amazon is hiring people to break into the multibillion-dollar pharmacy market
Amazon is hiring people to break into the multibillion-dollar pharmacy market
Amazon is hiring a business lead to strategize how the company can break into the multibillion dollar pharmacy market.
16 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Dividend Stocks for Bright Investors
3 Dividend Stocks for Bright Investors
When it comes to picking stocks, sometimes it’s better not to outthink yourself. The names you tend to see all the time on supermarket shelves and highway signs are there because they are established businesses with a massive presence and strong brands.
Turns out those characteristics can also help reveal solid dividend stocks.
Here’s why our contributors think Clorox (NYSE: CLX), AB InBev (NYSE: BUD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are all more than a pretty logo, and might be a good addition to your portfolio.
16 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ‘President doesn’t get to jail journalists’ – Reporters Committee
‘President doesn’t get to jail journalists’ – Reporters Committee
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press responded to statements attributed to President Trump that suggested former FBI director Comey jail press.
16 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Report: Apple Inc. Prepping MacBook Updates for WWDC
Report: Apple Inc. Prepping MacBook Updates for WWDC
Per a fresh report from Bloomberg, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) “plans to announce an update to its laptop lineup at an annual conference for app developers in early June.”
Or, in other words, at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC).
Image source: Apple.
16 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on USD/JPY down, EUR/USD up … CAD lower (oil too)
USD/JPY down, EUR/USD up … CAD lower (oil too)
I wanted to update on oil and CAD
Both are lower.
But while I’m at it, EUR is higher as is Yen.
USD/JPY likely very much related to US politics concerns. EUR perhaps too in a roundabout fashion. Since Macron’s victory in France the mood is political risk is shifting away from Europe (I’d add a caveat to this, hello Italy) to US developments.