30 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ex-Goldman boss Gupta loses ‘get out of jail’ bid
Ex-Goldman boss Gupta loses ‘get out of jail’ bid
Former Goldman Sachs Group director Rajat Gupta will soon will have to appeal his insider trading conviction from prison.
30 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Couple Fined $746 For The Crime Of Feeding Homeless People In Florida Park
Couple Fined $746 For The Crime Of Feeding Homeless People In Florida Park
Submitted by Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
30 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Meet 3D Systems Corporation’s and Stratasys, Ltd.’s French Competitor
Meet 3D Systems Corporation’s and Stratasys, Ltd.’s French Competitor
This well-established French 3-D printing service provider recently entered the U.S. market.
30 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Steve Ballmer, the Clippers and the basketball bubble
Steve Ballmer, the Clippers and the basketball bubble
A $2 billion sale of the Clippers would be a record sale price for a basketball team. Forbes valued the Clippers at $575 million in January.
30 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Could a return to the gold standard bring back balanced budgets?
Could a return to the gold standard bring back balanced budgets?
In War and Gold, British Member of Parliament Kwasi Kwarteng traces the history of debt from 16th century Spain all the way to our post-2008 economy and concludes that tying currency to gold is the best policy. That the gold standard is essential to a strong and prosperous economy.
30 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Home price gains likely to moderate
Home price gains likely to moderate
U.S. house price rises will likely slow further over the next two years, curbed by tight lending standards, slow wage growth and a lack of first time buyers, a Reuters poll found. The analysts polled did not expect any major pickup in housing market activity, with annual rises in house prices gradually coming down through to 2016. We don’t want to go back to stupid money,” Mark Goldman, a real estate expert at San Diego State University in California said, referring to the eve of the Great Recession when subprime lending was rampant and home prices sky-rocketed.
30 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple needs more big products, less big talk
Apple needs more big products, less big talk
Aaron Pressman peers into the crystal ball and gives us his take on Apple’s upcoming WWDC