17 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "He’s A Greedy Little Man" And A "Snake" – Transcripts Of Shkreli Jury Hearings Emerge
"He’s A Greedy Little Man" And A "Snake" – Transcripts Of Shkreli Jury Hearings Emerge
Martin Shkreli’s lawyers reportedly had to interview more than 250 prospective jurors before agreeing on 12. At the time, media reports hinted at some of the funnier reasons given by prospective jurors to get out of serving (one individual said he was biased against Shkreli because he had “disrespected the Wu Tang Clan”). Ultimately, the jury found the former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical company CEO guilty on three out of eight counts of fraud.
17 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gatecoin Sees Bitcoin at 5,000 by Year End
Gatecoin Sees Bitcoin at 5,000 by Year End
Aug.17 — Aurelien Menant, founder and chief executive officer at Gatecoin, discusses the soaring price of bitcoin, regulations for the cryptocurrency and the possibil
17 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Singapore Fintech Hub: Dominant for Now As Regulations Count
Singapore Fintech Hub: Dominant for Now As Regulations Count
Singapore has worked hard to gain, and retain, the crown of Asian Fintech Hub and you can guarantee it won’t give it up without a fight. There are several countries that are in the race. Recently both Australia and Hong Kong have staked a claim… Read More
17 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Nikkei slumps to 3-month low as Asian markets dip
Asia Markets: Nikkei slumps to 3-month low as Asian markets dip
Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region were down Friday with Japan’s Nikkei hitting a three-month low, weighed by overnight weakness on Wall Street following days of solid gains.
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17 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Margin: Hate in America: 3 devastating magazine covers on Charlottesville’s aftermath
The Margin: Hate in America: 3 devastating magazine covers on Charlottesville’s aftermath
Last weekend’s deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., and President Donald Trump’s disturbing response to it were the subjects of a trio of jarring national magazine covers unveiled Thursday.
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17 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Are big banks concealing their own proprietary trading?
Are big banks concealing their own proprietary trading?
I was just scanning over this when my attention was caught …
Yeah … OK …. so far so zzzzzz
It goes on …
But …
Sounds like a plan 😀
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17 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shares surging 20% for Jack Ma-backed firm behind $1.7 billion acquisition of MassMutual unit
Shares surging 20% for Jack Ma-backed firm behind $1.7 billion acquisition of MassMutual unit
Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng said it will lead $1.7 billion acquisition of U.S.-based insurer MassMutual’s Asia unit