29 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hurricane Ida knocks out power to all of New Orleans, leaves at least 1 dead
Hurricane Ida knocks out power to all of New Orleans, leaves at least 1 dead
• Ida wreaks havoc in Louisiana, leaving more than 1 million without power
• STORM TRACKER: See where Ida is headed
• IN PHOTOS: Ida lashes US Gulf Coast
• VIDEO: Wind rips roof from building
29 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Blast heard in Kabul on Monday morning
Blast heard in Kabul on Monday morning
The United States carried out a defensive airstrike in the Afghan capital, Kabul, targeting a suspected ISIS-K car bomb that was targeting the airport, US Central Command said Sunday.
29 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rockets fired a Kabul airport, US official says
Rockets fired a Kabul airport, US official says
The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were killed in an attack outside Kabul’s airport on Thursday, as the US and other Western countries raced to evacuate their citizens and allies out of Afghanistan.
29 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on North Rhine Westphalia August CPI +4.2% vs +4.1% y/y prior
North Rhine Westphalia August CPI +4.2% vs +4.1% y/y prior
Latest data released by Destatis – 30 August 2021
here
29 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Heads up: Germany states’ CPI readings due later today
Heads up: Germany states’ CPI readings due later today
German states will be releasing their CPI prints for August today
That keeps the pressure on the ECB but as long as core inflation isn’t quite shooting higher yet, they can still stick with the story of things being ‘transitory’.
29 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on With Walmart and Amazon Now on Board With Affirm, BNPL Gains Critical Mass to Take on Big Credit
With Walmart and Amazon Now on Board With Affirm, BNPL Gains Critical Mass to Take on Big Credit
Having both Amazon and Walmart on board is, for buy now, pay later (BNPL) heavyweight Affirm, a positive affirmation, to put it mildly.
In terms of any business strategy, scale matters and Affirm now gets to have two of the largest retail heavyweights tied to its payment network.
Read Now: Amazon Moves Into BNPL Space With Affirm Partnership
29 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NZ PM Ardern says Auckland lockdown extended, remain on Level 4 alert for another 2 weeks
NZ PM Ardern says Auckland lockdown extended, remain on Level 4 alert for another 2 weeks
Lockdown extension for Auckland
here
another 53 new daily cases