7 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Saturday Satire: Getting Serious About Keeping Children Safe
Saturday Satire: Getting Serious About Keeping Children Safe
Submitted by Logan Albright via Mises Canada blog,
The following is a work of satire... maybe
7 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How to Know When It’s Time to Sell a Stock
How to Know When It’s Time to Sell a Stock
7 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The End Of The American Dream (In 1 Uncomfortable Chart)
The End Of The American Dream (In 1 Uncomfortable Chart)
The dream of life in the vassal state formerly known as America is fading fast. As The Bureau of Labor & Statistics (BLS) reported yesterday, there has never been a lower percentage of American men in the workforce. What is even more stunning – given the daily avalanche of “buy-and-hold” for a “safe-retirement” holding hands with your loved on as you stroll the beach at sunset – the percent of Americans aged 65 years or older has lamost doubled in the last 30 years and is near its highest since the mid ’60s.
7 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Michael Pettis On European Policymakers’ "Terrifyingly Low Level Of Sophistication"
Michael Pettis On European Policymakers’ "Terrifyingly Low Level Of Sophistication"
7 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Greece Gambles On "Catastrophic Armageddon" For Europe, Warns It "Only Has Weeks Of Cash Left"
Greece Gambles On "Catastrophic Armageddon" For Europe, Warns It "Only Has Weeks Of Cash Left"
One of the bigger problems facing the new, upstart Greek government, which has set before itself the lofty goal of overturning 6 years of oppressive European policies and countless generations of Greek cronyism, corruption and tax-evasion is not so much the concern about deposit outflows and bank runs – even though it most certainly will be in the next few days unless the Tsipras government finds some resolution to the dramatic standoff with Merkel and the ECB – but something far more trivial: running out of money.
7 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on These Social Security Fixes Simply Won’t Work
These Social Security Fixes Simply Won’t Work
There are at least a dozen methods that can be employed to fix the Social Security crises. According to four of our top analysts, these might be the worst options.
7 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil price fall exacerbated by hedging, energy firms’ debt: BIS
Oil price fall exacerbated by hedging, energy firms’ debt: BIS
Oil’s dramatic price fall since mid-2014 cannot be explained by changes in production and consumption alone, with hedging and energy firms’ high debt levels also playing a part, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Saturday. The BIS compared oil’s recent fall, which saw prices collapse to below $50 a barrel from levels of above $100, with declines in 1996 and 2006 and concluded that unlike on previous occasions, this time oil production has been close to expectations and consumption was only slightly below forecasts.