19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bill O’Reilly defends himself in ‘Today’ interview
Bill O’Reilly defends himself in ‘Today’ interview
In his interview with “Today” co-host Matt Lauer, Bill O’Reilly once again denied sexual harassment allegations against him.
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Melinda Gates: #1 thing Trump could do is ‘fund things for women’
Melinda Gates: #1 thing Trump could do is ‘fund things for women’
Melinda Gates tells CNN’s Poppy Harlow she’s spending a lot more time in Washington these days talking to the Trump administration and Congress.
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Death toll now above 100 in the Mexican earthquake
Death toll now above 100 in the Mexican earthquake
Horrible, horrible news from
Mexico earlier, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake
– epicenter close to Puebla (population 3 million people), central Mexico
– quake struck around lunchtime
The death toll has climbed, and is expected to continue higher. Dreadful
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed to Launch Quantitative Tightening – Should You Be Worried?
Fed to Launch Quantitative Tightening – Should You Be Worried?
By Matthew Kerkhoff – Expectations are currently that the Federal Reserve will announce plans to begin “quantitative tightening” this Wednesday by unwinding its balance sheet. When you consider that the Fed currently owns around 29% of the market for mortgage-backed securities…
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Space Mergers and Streaming Stars
Space Mergers and Streaming Stars
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Stock Advisor Canada‘s Taylor Muckerman dig into defense giant Northrop Grumman‘s (NYSE: NOC) bid for rocket and satellite specialist Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA). Then they consider a pair of stories from the world of media: Roku’s setting of its IPO price, and what the 2017 Emmys tell us about the state of television, however it’s delivered.
A full transcript follows the video.
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Under the Covers of Nike’s High-Growth Direct-to-Consumer Business
Under the Covers of Nike’s High-Growth Direct-to-Consumer Business
Sneaker and sport apparel manufacturer, Nike (NYSE: NKE), grew its direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel eight times faster than its wholesale business last year. While this channel only generated $9.1 billion of revenue, or 28% of Nike brand sales for the company in fiscal 2017, it accounted for 70% of the growth.
Investors should understand how Nike’s company-owned stores, digital commerce platform, and international locations are all playing a part in this exciting, and increasingly important, part of the company.
19 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shvo no longer co-developer of Crown Building conversion: OKO
Shvo no longer co-developer of Crown Building conversion: OKO
Michael Shvo is no longer involved as a co-developer of the Crown Building condominium conversion, according to a spokesperson for OKO Group, the development firm headed by Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin that is leading the project. Sources told The Real Deal that going forward, Shvo will not be involved in marketing the project, which is slated to include luxury condos and one of Doronin’s Aman hotels. According to correspondence between OKO and Shvo reviewed by […]