9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Syrian Army Poised To Retake Last Al-Qaeda Held District In Damascus
Syrian Army Poised To Retake Last Al-Qaeda Held District In Damascus
This week the Syrian Army has been pounding the last al-Qaeda held district of Damascus, and as Alarabiya TV reports, an all out ground assault by the army is looking “imminent”. Jobar lies within the Syrian capital’s eastern side and extends close to the center of the city. The district has been held by armed opposition groups since 2013, and quickly became ground zero for al-Qaeda presence in Damascus over the past years.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Thasos Group Launches New Real-Time Alternative Data Feed
Thasos Group Launches New Real-Time Alternative Data Feed
Alternative data intelligence company Thasos Group has launched a new data product that transforms location information from mobile phones worldwide into real-time, objective and highly predictive insights into corporate fundamentals.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Secret History Of The Banking Crisis
The Secret History Of The Banking Crisis
Authored by Adam Tooze via ProspectMagazine.co.uk,
Accounts of the financial crisis leave out the story of the secretive deals between banks that kept the show on the road. How long can the system be propped up for?
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: North Korea details plan to fire missiles toward Guam, says ‘only absolute force’ will work with Trump
The Wall Street Journal: North Korea details plan to fire missiles toward Guam, says ‘only absolute force’ will work with Trump
North Korea, in a second day of unusually blunt and specific threats aimed at the U.S., lashed out at President Donald Trump and warned its missiles could surround the U.S.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twin Brook Names Madison Capital’s Schifer As Managing Director, Promotes Sheth To CFO
Twin Brook Names Madison Capital’s Schifer As Managing Director, Promotes Sheth To CFO
Twin Brook Capital Partners, the middle-market direct lending unit of alternative investment manager Angelo, Gordon & Co., has named former Madison Capital Funding executive Timothy Schifer as managing director and promoted Vishal Sheth to the position of chief financial officer.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tom Lee: "Bitcoin Will Be The Best Performing Asset Through Year End"
Tom Lee: "Bitcoin Will Be The Best Performing Asset Through Year End"
Fundstrat Global Advisors analyst and former permabull – who recently became into one of Wall Street’s biggest bears – Tom Lee, is a fan of bitcoin. The strategist, who recently turned “cautious on stocks”, explained his bullish view on the digital currency during an appearance Wednesday on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” claiming that a single coin could someday be worth as much as $50,000.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gundlach’s Total Return Bond Fund Hit With 9th Straight Month Of Outflows
Gundlach’s Total Return Bond Fund Hit With 9th Straight Month Of Outflows
While Jeff Gundlach has been engaging in an odd subtweeting campaign on Twitter over the past week with an unnamed media outlet that is allegedly being used by a similarly unnamed Doubleline competitor to accuse Gundlach’s fund of doing poorly and is suffering outflows, something the “bond king” has said is a “false narrative”…