The Traderszone Network

Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) said on Saturday that a strike that began this week stopped it from delivering planes, processing bills and conducting other “critical operations” after union workers blocked factory doors. A metalworkers union in the city of Sao Jose dos Campos, which is just east of Sao Paulo, where Embraer is based, declared an indefinite strike late on Wednesday, blocking access to the company’s biggest factory to demand a 10 percent wage hike. Embraer said in a statement on Saturday that it has made the workers a final offer of a 7.4 percent raise.

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Submitted by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Economic Blog,

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North Korea released two Americans who had been accused of trying to subvert the country, The New York Times reports.

If you want a decent shot at making money, you’ll need at least $50 — and instead of lottery tickets, try a few carefully chosen mutual funds.
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Earlybirds can get some of the best ski values this year, including annual passes and daily lift tickets.

This week’s ‘shellacking’ of the administration suggests all is not well among the people of the Land of the Free. While headlines crow of plunging unemployment rates and record high stock prices, middle-class incomes remain stagnant at best (and sliding in most cases) and job quality continues to tumble. There is, however, a silver lining…

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While US authorities noted the airstrikes on a 10-vehicle convoy near Mosul, they could not confirm the identity of those killed.

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