19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Illinois Unpaid Vendor Backlog Hits A New Record At Over $16 Billion
Illinois Unpaid Vendor Backlog Hits A New Record At Over $16 Billion
Back in July, the state of Illinois narrowly avoided a junk bond rating with a last minute budget deal that included a 32% in hike in income taxes. Republican Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed the budget and called it a “disaster,” but both houses of the state legislature voted to override his veto. Meanwhile, S&P and Moody’s were apparently both convinced that the budget deal was sufficient for the state to remain an investment grade credit and all lived happily ever after, if just for a few months. Per read more
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Morgan Stanley Thinks Whole Foods Customers Will Double by 2020
Morgan Stanley Thinks Whole Foods Customers Will Double by 2020
The early numbers are out on Amazon.com, Inc.‘s (NASDAQ: AMZN) takeover of Whole Foods, and they are certainly promising.
Amazon sold $500,000 worth of Whole Foods items on its website in the first week it owned the company, according to One Click Retail, and better yet, Foursquare reported a more than 25% uptick in Whole Foods’ foot traffic over the first two days following the merger.
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China press says yuan’s one-way depreciation trend has ended
China press says yuan’s one-way depreciation trend has ended
China Securities Journal adds that it expects the yuan to be stable
– To show two-way fluctuation
Headlines via Bloomberg
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Manifesto to All Men: We Have to Do Better
A Manifesto to All Men: We Have to Do Better
read more19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan data – August trade balance: Y 113.6bn (expected Y 104.4bn)
Japan data – August trade balance: Y 113.6bn (expected Y 104.4bn)
Data from Japan for August
Trade balance: ¥ 113.6B
– expected Y 104.4bn, prior was Y 421.7bn
Trade balance (adjusted): ¥ 367.3B
– expected Y 404.5bn, prior was Y 337.4bn
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Molokai Ranch is up for sale, 56k acres
Molokai Ranch is up for sale, 56k acres
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Melinda Gates: Tax the rich to pay for services
Melinda Gates: Tax the rich to pay for services
At CNNMoney’s American Opportunity breakfast, Melinda Gates tells CNN’s Poppy Harlow that she does not mind paying higher taxes to fund initiatives like the Affordable Care Act.