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27 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Important Unemployment Gauge Signals a Troubling Trend

This Important Unemployment Gauge Signals a Troubling Trend

The most inclusive measurement of unemployment shows that the jobs market isn’t out of the weeds just yet.

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27 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on It’s Going to Take More Than Matthew McConaughey to Save Lincoln

It’s Going to Take More Than Matthew McConaughey to Save Lincoln

Ford’s all-but-dead luxury brand, Lincoln, will likely get a boost from new spokesman McConaughey, but it’s only the first step in a major turnaround.

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27 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Riot Is Not In Ferguson, It Is In Hong Kong

This Riot Is Not In Ferguson, It Is In Hong Kong

Update: the Occupy Central campaign has officially begun, which likely means even more violent reprisals by the local police:

Occupy Central will begin with govt HQ. Demand 1: Beijing takes back ruling on voting restrictions 2: Restart electoral reform procedure.

— Alan Wong (@byAlanWong) September 27, 2014

It’s official: Occupy Central now. pic.twitter.com/LT4TGDg86R

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27 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cuba aborts plan to create perfumes for Che Guevara and Chavez

Cuba aborts plan to create perfumes for Che Guevara and Chavez

HAVANA, Sept 27- Cuba has aborted plans to develop fragrances in honor of the late revolutionary hero Ernesto “Che” Guevara and former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, calling the project disrespectful of two “sacred” revolutionary symbols.

27 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The New Way Subprime Auto Lenders Compel Borrowers to Pay Up

The New Way Subprime Auto Lenders Compel Borrowers to Pay Up

Starter interrupt devices make cars impossible to use until past-due payments are mad.

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27 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Stratasys, Ltd.’s 3 New Products Should Spark Further Growth

How Stratasys, Ltd.’s 3 New Products Should Spark Further Growth

The leading 3D printing company is building on its strengths by introducing product line extensions of higher-margin products.

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27 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Guaranteed Annual Income: Let’s talk numbers

Guaranteed Annual Income: Let’s talk numbers

I love simple solutions; magic bullets that make problems go away.  I really do.  Complex government programs make us poorer and less free.  So I really want to believe in the Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) idea, which has been mentioned by a lot of commenters (and Milton Friedman.)  But I just don’t see how the numbers add up.  (For similar reasons, I’d like a single tax, but think that given our level of government spending we need a progressive payroll, property, carbon and VAT tax system.)

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