24 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Subaru scraps plan to shift Crosstrek production to U.S.: source
Subaru scraps plan to shift Crosstrek production to U.S.: source
Fuji Heavy Industries , the maker of Subaru brand cars and SUVs, has scrapped a plan to shift production of the new XV Crosstrek to its U.S. plant and will instead make the SUV in Japan, a source familiar …
24 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Asian shares mixed amid thin trade
Asia Markets: Asian shares mixed amid thin trade
Asian stock markets are mixed amid thin trading Thursday, following a sharp run-up in recent days as strong U.S.
24 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Christmas Hope: A To-Do List for a Better World
The Christmas Hope: A To-Do List for a Better World
24 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Slide Show: Japan’s wild vending machines: Eggs, lucky charms and psychedelics
Slide Show: Japan’s wild vending machines: Eggs, lucky charms and psychedelics
From beer and eggs to lucky charms and magic mushrooms, Japanese vending machines redefine the concept of shopping with coins.
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24 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fukushima Children Thyroid Cancer Rate Continues To Rise
Fukushima Children Thyroid Cancer Rate Continues To Rise
Fukushima prefecture has been conducting regular checkups of over 360,000 people who were in Fukushima in March 2011 and were age 18 or under when the nuclear crisis struck.
24 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. retailers likely to just meet holiday sales forecasts: experts
U.S. retailers likely to just meet holiday sales forecasts: experts
U.S. consumers have not turned out in force for the final shopping days before Christmas, suggesting that traditional retailers will just meet industry sales forecasts in a season marked by deep discounts …
24 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Make No Mistake, The Oil Slump Is Going To Hurt The US Too
Make No Mistake, The Oil Slump Is Going To Hurt The US Too
Submitted by Marin Katusa via Casey Research,
If you only paid attention to the mainstream media, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the US is going to get away from the collapse in oil prices scot free. According to popular belief, America is even going to be a net winner from cheaper oil prices, because they will act like a tax cut for US consumers. Or so we are told.