3 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "It’s Either Do It, Or You Die" California Regulators Clamp Down On Water Waste
"It’s Either Do It, Or You Die" California Regulators Clamp Down On Water Waste
While Las Vegas faces an existential crisis (and appears to be ignoring it), California regulators are starting to clamp down on water waste. As WSJ reports, about 60 California cities and agencies have imposed mandatory water-use cutbacks, some as high as 50%. In many cases, the rules are enforced by charging higher fees for excess usage.
3 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Top-Performing Financial Funds
Top-Performing Financial Funds
Financial services sector funds have lagged far behind the top two performing sectors in the past 15 years, but the best-performing financial funds have run closer to the leading sectors. They’ve swung below the broad stock market as measured by the S&P 500 for much of that period as well. Hennessy Small Cap Financial has generated an average annual return of 10.30% for investors the past 15 years vs.
3 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Big data could help your health, if you let it
Big data could help your health, if you let it
You could soon download an app that predicts what medical conditions you’re likely to suffer from and how to avoid them.
3 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The No. 1 Tip to Accelerate Your Financial Independence Day
The No. 1 Tip to Accelerate Your Financial Independence Day
3 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: More than half of 2014′s new jobs pay higher than average wage
NewsWatch: More than half of 2014′s new jobs pay higher than average wage
The U.S. is not just adding jobs at the fastest pace since the end of the Great Recession.
3 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ukraine’s New Interior Minister Promises To Retake Crimea From Russia
Ukraine’s New Interior Minister Promises To Retake Crimea From Russia
The civil war in east Ukraine – the self-proclaimed republic of Novorossiya – is back on and raging as violently as ever, with unconfirmed reports that even Russia has now gotten involved:
3 Russian military helicopters crossed Ukrainian air space in Luhansk at 8.20 am this morning. via @ukrpravda_news
— Ryskeldi Satke (@RyskeldiSatke) July 3, 2014
3 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How The Stock Market Bottomed In 1974 Amid Oil Crisis
How The Stock Market Bottomed In 1974 Amid Oil Crisis
When the U.S. stock market bottomed in the fourth quarter of 1974, the country and the economy were in an utterly sour state. For stock investors today, that piece of market history serves up a timeless lesson: Don’t wait for the economy to pick up and then speed up before you decide to deploy your own cash and make new buys. The market leads the economy. So keep an open mind and accept a strong follow-through as your timing signal.