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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.)