2 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jobless rate hits 5-½ year low — why no one’s happy
Jobless rate hits 5-½ year low — why no one’s happy
Zachary Karabell breaks down the huge jobs number that no one seems to be happy about
2 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed seen hiking rates in June 2015 as U.S. job creation surges
Fed seen hiking rates in June 2015 as U.S. job creation surges
Traders bet that the rosier jobs picture could prompt the Fed, which has kept rates near zero for more than five years, is as likely as not to raise rates as soon as next June, about six weeks earlier than traders had forecast before the report.
2 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Could Facebook be the Google of mobile apps?
Could Facebook be the Google of mobile apps?
Eric Jackson of IronFire Capital on where he sees Facebook headed next
2 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Who pays the most income taxes? You’d be surprised
Who pays the most income taxes? You’d be surprised
Well whaddaya know … the average American pays more in tax and social security than Canadians, Australians, the Japanese and the British. But when you compare the American tax burden to other developed …
2 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A chip shot to grow jobs in upstate New York
A chip shot to grow jobs in upstate New York
Taking advantage of tax incentives, chipmaker GlobalFoundries opened its first U.S. plant and created 2,200 jobs.
2 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on As America Recovers The Jobs Lost During The Depression, Here Is What Sticks Out
As America Recovers The Jobs Lost During The Depression, Here Is What Sticks Out
While we expect much media coverage of the fact that as of the end of April, total jobs have risen to 138,252K or just 98,000 jobs shy of the December 2007 highs when the depression started (which means that the next jobs report will finally show a full recovery of the jobs lost in the past 6 years), another fact which will not receive nearly as much attention is that the cumulative increase in Americans who have, over the same period, dropped out of the labor force has more than “made up” for the job gains.
2 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ukraine Crisis: Why Hasn’t the US Gone After Gazprom?
Ukraine Crisis: Why Hasn’t the US Gone After Gazprom?
More than half of Russia’s exports go to Europe, and 45% of its imports come from Europe, according to the EU Eurostat agency.