28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jack Ma’s Worth and Influence
Jack Ma’s Worth and Influence
Jack Ma is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Learn more about his successes and rise to affluence in the tech industry.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Texas Flood: More Than a Song Title
Texas Flood: More Than a Song Title
In Houston and other Texas cities hit hard by tropical storm Harvey, more than 60% of properties could be flooded as the storm dumps more rain on the saturated region.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paydirt: WeWork’s f*ck-you money
Paydirt: WeWork’s f*ck-you money
Share office space or go to Mars?: WeWork is now part of an elite club of privately-held U.S. companies valued at over $20 billion. Its latest valuation, courtesy of a $4.4 billion investment from Softbank, puts Adam Neumann’s capitalistic kibbutz just behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX. WeWork’s new cash comes from the world’s biggest tech investor, Softbank’s Vision Fund, a $93 billion behemoth backed by Saudi royal family money. The infusion allows WeWork to ramp up […]
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Visa Payments, (Truly) Mobile With Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch
Visa Payments, (Truly) Mobile With Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch
Fitbit announced Monday (Aug. 28) it is enabling Visa payments across its first smartwatch, the Fitbit Ionic.
In an announcement, Fitbit and Visa explained payments will be made through the Visa Token Service, which uses a unique digital identifier in lieu of the data that would traditionally span cardholder information such as account numbers and card expiration dates.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More than half of Houston’s flood-prone properties aren’t in areas that require insurance: CoreLogic
More than half of Houston’s flood-prone properties aren’t in areas that require insurance: CoreLogic
About 1.5 million Texas properties that have some risk of flooding aren’t in areas that require flood insurance, according to a report from a real estate data provider.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Houston floods
Houston floods
I guess you have seen the flooding in Houston.
Sorry about the problems.
I have seen the pictures too on TV. Not 1 storm drain or dykes could I see.
It looks suspiciously like the city planners (Rep) are skimping on flood defences.
Stupid really as this coastline has regular hurricanes.
They are considering releasing the contents of 2 resevoirs. More water….?
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Find Smart Hedging Potential In These Three ETFs
Find Smart Hedging Potential In These Three ETFs
From WisdomTree: Wesley Gray, the Alpha Architect, joined me recently in co-hosting a podcast with the Wharton School’s Nikolai Roussanov, one of world’s top academics on the topic of currencies.