1 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Pros and Cons of Raising the Federal Minimum Wage: Where Do You Stand?
3 Pros and Cons of Raising the Federal Minimum Wage: Where Do You Stand?
The debate over raising the federal minimum wage isn’t as cut-and-dried an issue as it might appear. Here’s a 360-degree look at what benefits and disadvantages there could be to boosting the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
1 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on These Are Hard Times, Not End Times, for Harley-Davidson Inc.
These Are Hard Times, Not End Times, for Harley-Davidson Inc.
The big-bike maker has had success introducing smaller motorcycles, but its important big-bike segment is still riding rough.
1 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Forget OPEC: America’s Oil Is Being Threatened From Within
Forget OPEC: America’s Oil Is Being Threatened From Within
1 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Three key questions to ask your financial advisor
Three key questions to ask your financial advisor
Three ways to know if your advisor is putting your interests above his or her own bottom line.
1 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar Drivers: Central Bank Meetings, Jobs Data and More
Dollar Drivers: Central Bank Meetings, Jobs Data and More
March is said to come in like a lion and leave like a lamb. It does indeed appear to be coming in like a lion for investors. There are four major central bank meetings and the US employment report. Although Yellen did not convince many that the Fed is set to hike rates in June, yields in the eurozone continue to fall in anticipation of the bond buying scheme that will start later this month. The resulting widening of the interest rate differentials lent the dollar support.
1 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Billionaire George Soros Just Dumped These 3 Dividend Stocks
Billionaire George Soros Just Dumped These 3 Dividend Stocks
Controversial hedge fund tycoon George Soros just sold three top dividend stocks. Should you follow his lead?
1 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Venezuela’s Maduro Claims US Pilot Arrested For Espionage, Bans Bush, Cheney From Entering Nation
Venezuela’s Maduro Claims US Pilot Arrested For Espionage, Bans Bush, Cheney From Entering Nation
In case the world needed any more geopolitical risk “hotspots”, overnight Venezuela’s flailing president Nicolas Maduro, faced with an unprecedented economic crisis at home, decided to do what most authoritarian rulers do when faced with imminent civil unrest: point the finger abroad, and in this case, at Washington, as a distraction. With crude oil plunging, with opposition leaders being arrested, and with the economy generally in shambles, Venezuela has in recent weeks accused the United States of being behind an alleged coup plot.