22 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Take-Two Interactive Sees Big Profit Potential in Esports
Take-Two Interactive Sees Big Profit Potential in Esports
About a year ago, Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) CEO Strauss Zelnick was skeptical of the potential of esports to be a profitable business and looked at it as nothing more than a marketing tool to increase awareness of certain games. Speaking to gamesindustry.biz, Zelnick said at the time, “[W]e have yet to see [esports] as a stand-alone profitable business. We see it more as an adjunct to consumer engagement in our titles.”
22 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s Why Twitter’s Turnaround Is Going to Work
Here’s Why Twitter’s Turnaround Is Going to Work
Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) COO and CFO Anthony Noto gave investors a lot of information to chew on when he was interviewed at Recode’s recent Code Conference. The event is held annually and is an invitation-only event for senior executives in the digital technology ecosystem.
22 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will Our Grandchildren Work Only Four Hours Per Day?
Will Our Grandchildren Work Only Four Hours Per Day?
Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma predicted this week that in 30 years, people will be working less than they do now. According to NBC:
“I think in the next 30 years, people only work four hours a day and maybe four days a week,” Ma said.
22 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Imagination Can’t Survive Without Apple, So Now Wants to Sell Itself
Imagination Can’t Survive Without Apple, So Now Wants to Sell Itself
Seeing as how Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) comprised fully half of Imagination Technologies‘ (NASDAQOTH: IGNMF) revenue last fiscal year, the Mac maker’s decision to ditch the British company in April easily had the potential to be fatal.
22 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Candyfloss burritos and rainbow bagels: Here’s where hipster meets Ramadan
Candyfloss burritos and rainbow bagels: Here’s where hipster meets Ramadan
It may be unconventional, but in Singapore, hipster food crazes are all the rage during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
22 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on OpenFin Taps Ex-Goldman Sachs Tech Exec Walker For Board Role
OpenFin Taps Ex-Goldman Sachs Tech Exec Walker For Board Role
Former Goldman Sachs co-head of technology Paul Walker has joined the board of directors of open-source fintech startup OpenFin.
22 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PBOC sets USD/CNY mid-point today at 6.8238 (vs. yesterday at 6.8197)
PBOC sets USD/CNY mid-point today at 6.8238 (vs. yesterday at 6.8197)
Earlier I posted UBS on the RMB:
UBS on the yuan – “USDCNY to stay broadly stable for rest of the year”
But, back to today …
– People’s Bank of China weakens the CNY against the dollar