17 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Scotland ‘yes’ vote wouldn’t be a disaster: Insana
Scotland ‘yes’ vote wouldn’t be a disaster: Insana
Scottish independence doesn’t have to be a disaster, says Ron Insana. Think Poland.
17 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Market Extra: Investors may be ignoring the most important Fed signal
Market Extra: Investors may be ignoring the most important Fed signal
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder reveals what language he is focusing on in the Fed statement, and it doesn’t have to do with “considerable time.”
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17 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on No inflation, no problem. US not turning Japanese
No inflation, no problem. US not turning Japanese
Inflation may have taken a break in the U.S., but the country hardly seems perched to be the next Japan.
17 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inadvertently Shorting Into A Deal As Gateway Crime
Inadvertently Shorting Into A Deal As Gateway Crime
Mary Jo White was the top federal prosecutor in New York City during Bill Bratton’s first run as the Big Apple’s top cop, and she learned a few lessons from his “broken windows” theory: Clean a place up a little, and throw the fucking book at the street urchins who are messing things up with…
17 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Smart Beta Goes International
Smart Beta Goes International
The term smart beta is becoming more and more popular in describing indexes that, in short, diverge from a typical market capitalization-weighted approach. With such indexes, we believe that it is critical to understand the different tilts and biases introduced by the stock selection and constituent weighting rules of each index.
17 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wednesday links: unique life experiences
Wednesday links: unique life experiences
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17 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Obamanomics’ Fatal Flaw: Minimum Wage-Hiking States Are Seeing Slower Job Growth
Obamanomics’ Fatal Flaw: Minimum Wage-Hiking States Are Seeing Slower Job Growth
Who could have seen this coming? While facts are awkward things – especially in the face of populist policies – the data shows that retail trade employment growth since the start of the year is notably slower for ‘minimum-wage-hiking’ states than ‘non-minimum-wage-hiking’ states.