16 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on World War 3, The Big Prize, & Europe’s Gigantic Debt Minefield
World War 3, The Big Prize, & Europe’s Gigantic Debt Minefield
Submitted by James H. Kunstler via Kunstler.com,
In case anyone didn’t get ISIL’s message from their latest video in which 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians have their heads sawn off, here it is: “We’re executioners, not warriors.” Those gouts of blood spilled on a Libyan beach amount to ISIL’s welcome mat to the mass execution of the Euro-American west. The dignity of a funeral is not even on the program.
16 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will there be a Greek deal this week?
Will there be a Greek deal this week?
With the deadline looming, will Greece and the euro zone reach an agreement by the end of this week?
16 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Northern Japan
Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Northern Japan
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Northern Japan, with reports emerging that a small tsunami struck the coast without causing damage.
16 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Global shares, euro tumble as Greek debt talks break down
Global shares, euro tumble as Greek debt talks break down
U.S. stock futures and the euro tumbled in early Asian trade on Tuesday after talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers broke down when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout program. U.S. stock futures fell to (ESc1) $2,082, about 0.8 percent below its levels on Monday just before the news of euro zone finance ministers’ meeting hit the wire. Australian shares slumped 0.6 percent (.AXJO), dragging down MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan 0.2 percent.
16 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hollande’s flagship economic reform law faces parliamentary test
Hollande’s flagship economic reform law faces parliamentary test
Francois Hollande faces a major test on Tuesday when his flagship economic reform bill is put to parliament, 10 days before the European Commission rules on whether France’s reforms go far enough to avoid sanctions for its budget slippages. It is expected to be approved by the lower house of parliament later on Tuesday, although that might require the votes of lawmakers from other parties after rebel members of the ruling Socialist party have threatened to oppose it.
16 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hans-Werner Sinn: "Impose Capital Controls In Greece Now To Avoid Another Cyprus"
Hans-Werner Sinn: "Impose Capital Controls In Greece Now To Avoid Another Cyprus"
There is a saying: “strike while the rehypothecated iron is hot”, and nobody is better at it than Germany, which hours after the latest disappointing Eurogroup summit failed – again – to reach a solution on the third iteration of the Grexit dilemma, has decided to pour even more gas on the fire in the form of infamous Euroskeptic, the president of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Hans-Werner Sinn who in an FT op-ed beckons someone, supposedly Europe’s federalist, if non-existant, powers which in t
16 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Think Like an Entrepreneur and Sell Your Company Stock
Think Like an Entrepreneur and Sell Your Company Stock
What do you do when you have a lot of company stock in your 401(k)? Think like an entrepreneur, and get rid of it.