22 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Advice to IBM management: Don’t be jerks
Advice to IBM management: Don’t be jerks
IBM’s pay-to-play memo to employees is disturbing, says career coach Marie McIntyre. Here’s some advice for IBM management.
22 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gas under $3 can be found today in 28 states
Gas under $3 can be found today in 28 states
Nearly 30% of gas stations in Mississippi sell regular unleaded gas for less than $3.
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22 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Home-Sales Growth Is Wide, Not Deep
Home-Sales Growth Is Wide, Not Deep
Momentum seems to favor KB Home and the broader home-building market as both prepare to post quarterly results this week. Various analysts estimate that KB Home, a Los Angeles-based builder that operates in 10 states, will post a gain of 5% to 15% in sales contracts for its quarter ended Aug. 31 compared with a year earlier, when it reports its results on Wednesday. They foresee a gain for KB Home after larger rival Lennar Corp. last week posted a heady 23% increase in orders for the same quarter.
22 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 steps to a more Fed-proof portfolio
3 steps to a more Fed-proof portfolio
“Committee participants want to make sure that we have the flexibility — that the committee has the flexibility to respond to unfolding developments,” Fed Chair Janet Yellen said primly at her press conference this past Wednesday. Above all, Yellen argued, the Fed doesn’t want to be “locked into” any kind of forward guidance outlook. No shocker there — this is the stock market, where if you’re not being greedy, you’re cowering in fear — but the amount of greed in riskier parts of the market, like fledgling biotech and technology companies, has risen to new highs.
22 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Climate change protests meet fossil fuel realities
Climate change protests meet fossil fuel realities
This weeks UN climate summit is raising hopes for a new treaty in Paris next year. Meanwhile, global greenhouse emissions hit a record in 2013 and fossil fuel usage is expected to rise 38% by 2040.
22 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on G20 finance ministers add to fears of a stock-market bubble
G20 finance ministers add to fears of a stock-market bubble
Finance ministers from the Group of 20, which includes the United States, the U.K, the European Union and China, warned at their latest meeting that financial markets may be headed for a slump.
22 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Detroit tells judge: We can’t give away free water
Detroit tells judge: We can’t give away free water
Detroit’s water department defended its shutoff policy Monday and warned that free service to people with unpaid bills could be “very devastating” to the bottom line. Judge Steven Rhodes set …