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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Are grandkids to blame for the 70% jump in seniors’ debt load?

Are grandkids to blame for the 70% jump in seniors’ debt load?

Between 2009 and 2014, every age group except those 60 and older saw a reduction in their average debt load per person.
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Are grandkids to blame for the 70% jump in seniors’ debt load?

Are grandkids to blame for the 70% jump in seniors’ debt load?

Between 2009 and 2014, every age group except those 60 and older saw a reduction in their average debt load per person.
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia shares skid, bonds benefit on global growth worries

Asia shares skid, bonds benefit on global growth worries

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as worries about waning global growth lifted safe-haven bonds and the yen, while shoving oil prices to their lowest in more than two years. Government bonds were in big demand as investors wagered global inflation would continue to slow and even put off the day when U.S. In Asia, Japan’s Topix (.TOPX) shed 1.5 percent while the Nikkei (.N225) dropped 1.4 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.8 percent, while Australia’s main index (.AXJO) lost 0.7 percent.

7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia shares skid, bonds benefit on global growth worries

Asia shares skid, bonds benefit on global growth worries

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as worries about waning global growth lifted safe-haven bonds and the yen, while shoving oil prices to their lowest in more than two years. Government bonds were in big demand as investors wagered global inflation would continue to slow and even put off the day when U.S. In Asia, Japan’s Topix (.TOPX) shed 1.5 percent while the Nikkei (.N225) dropped 1.4 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.8 percent, while Australia’s main index (.AXJO) lost 0.7 percent.

7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on No Country For Young Men: 78-Year-Old Former Exec Still Flipping Burgers For Minimum Wage

No Country For Young Men: 78-Year-Old Former Exec Still Flipping Burgers For Minimum Wage

We noted last week that recent job data shows a strong tendency for “hiring grandparents” as only the over-50s cohort have seen real employment gains since the financial crisis.

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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Investing like billionaire Carl Icahn

Investing like billionaire Carl Icahn

True, you might not be able to snag board seats like Carl Icahn. However, you can take a peek at which stocks the billionaire investor has in his portfolio.

7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Former Defense chief Panetta criticizes Obama in new memoir

The Wall Street Journal: Former Defense chief Panetta criticizes Obama in new memoir

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s memoir makes him the latest Obama administration veteran to criticize the president’s foreign policy.
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