14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How to Prepare for a Hurricane
How to Prepare for a Hurricane
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Systemic risks: Russia vs Middle East
Systemic risks: Russia vs Middle East
The unfolding Russia-Ukraine crisis isn’t a systemic risk, one expert said, warning that the Middle East and Africa deserve greater attention.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on It’s The Debt, Stupid
It’s The Debt, Stupid
Submitted by Adam Taggart via Peak Prosperity,
The fundamental failing of today’s global economy can be summarized simply: Too Much Debt.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Star Wars 7" Is Still a Year Away; Here’s How Disney Is Profiting in the Meantime
"Star Wars 7" Is Still a Year Away; Here’s How Disney Is Profiting in the Meantime
A new animated series should lead to strong ratings and new licensing and merchandising revenue.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ISIS’ Next Target: The Suez Canal
ISIS’ Next Target: The Suez Canal
Following ISIS blitzkrieg in which it took over nearly half of Iraq and a third of Syria in the blink of an eye, at which point it created its own Islamic State Caliphate resulting in Obama’s own personal war against the jihadists, some have wondered what is ISIS’ next step: surely its leadership will not merely stagnatte as one after another US predator drone bomb away the capital Reqqa until ISIS figurehead leader al-Baghdadi is killed or gravely wounded. To be sure, the one thing ISIS, which stunned the world with the speed of its ascent, can not afford is to stand still.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Good Credit Score Might Get Easier to Attain, but Is This a Good Thing?
A Good Credit Score Might Get Easier to Attain, but Is This a Good Thing?
The Fair Credit Reporting Improvement Act of 2014 that was recently proposed definitely has some good points, but we need to be careful about changing the credit reporting rules.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China is still reforming
China is still reforming
Every once and a while you read articles suggesting that the reform process in China has stopped. Tyler Cowen discussed a book on China by Joe Zhang that makes 5 very dubious claims about reform. This one seems more than “dubious”:
In the past decade, China has erased most (if not all) of the liberalization of the previous two decades.