31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Where The Minority Rules In America
Where The Minority Rules In America
“An increasingly muscular minority political base is here to stay,” says Politico, and nowhere is that minority more in charge in America than shown in the following map. As the white population continues to age (only 51% of Under-5s were white in 2010), racial minorities will pick up the slack (by 2027, minorities will out-number whites nationally among those under 30).
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paul "Orwell" Krugman Touts Job Growth in the Obama Recovery
Paul "Orwell" Krugman Touts Job Growth in the Obama Recovery
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer Remix: The biggest mistake of 2014
Cramer Remix: The biggest mistake of 2014
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer identified the single greatest mistake investors made in 2014—and beyond.
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Even CIA Admits Torture Doesn’t Work
Even CIA Admits Torture Doesn’t Work
Seton Hall Law School Professor Jonathan Hafetz made an important point today:
CIA director, John O Brennan, admitted that the agency “has not concluded that it was the use of EITs [“Enhanced Interrogation Techniques aka torture] that allowed us to obtain useful information from detainees”.
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The [CIA] – unlike its loudest defenders – is not endorsing torture as a means of gaining intelligence or keeping the country safe.
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31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stock Indexes Slouch Lower, But Small Caps Outperform
Stock Indexes Slouch Lower, But Small Caps Outperform
Stocks ended 2014 on a glum note, losing ground and unable to shake the queasy labels that have stuck to the market in the past three weeks. The Nasdaq dropped 0.9% Wednesday, while the S&P 500 lost 1%. The IBD 50 fell 0.7%. Volume rose across the board. The day’s action constituted a distribution day for the Nasdaq and S&P 500. Since Dec. 10, the market has toggled from under pressure to correction to under pressure.
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Cheap Growth Stocks You Can Buy Right Now
3 Cheap Growth Stocks You Can Buy Right Now
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NorthCoast ETF Retirement Portfolios: S&P Delivers In ’14
NorthCoast ETF Retirement Portfolios: S&P Delivers In ’14
NorthCoast Asset Management kept large stakes in U.S. equity ETFs for its retirement portfolios in 2014. The conviction paid off as the S&P 500 continued to set record highs. Patrick Jamin, chief investment officer for NorthCoast, weathered a tricky bond market and headwinds from across the pond. “The performance of our portfolios vs. their global benchmarks was quite respectable,” he said.