5 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower – The Pointless Hubris Of A Decadent Tyranny
Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower – The Pointless Hubris Of A Decadent Tyranny
Submitted by James H. Kunstler, via Contra Corner blog,
Behold the proposed new Kingdom Tower for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — at one full kilometer in height, about twice the size of New York’s new Freedom Tower.
5 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Walt Disney Co.’s Live Action Remakes Could Drive Huge Growth
How Walt Disney Co.’s Live Action Remakes Could Drive Huge Growth
Here is how Disney is reinventing itself for a future of profits.
5 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on TASER International Unveils Its Ultimate Plan to Make Money
TASER International Unveils Its Ultimate Plan to Make Money
For you, too, if you’re a shareholder, that is. (And should you be?)
5 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Social Security Spousal Benefits
3 Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Social Security Spousal Benefits
Making sure you get everything you can as a spouse is a key to making the most of Social Security.
5 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How One Couple Got 15 Offers on Their Home in Four Days and Sold It for $66,000 Over List Price
How One Couple Got 15 Offers on Their Home in Four Days and Sold It for $66,000 Over List Price
A low level of housing inventory is causing buyers to compete aggressively for listed homes.
5 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Disruptive Innovation Changing the Fight Against Cancer
Disruptive Innovation Changing the Fight Against Cancer
After decades of false starts, new immunotherapies are achieving long-lasting remissions in patients with extremely deadly cancers. Some doctors are even daring to use the word “cure.”
5 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facing A Housing Hard-Landing, Chinese Propaganda Goes All-In: "Set Positive Agenda; Boost Market Confidence"
Facing A Housing Hard-Landing, Chinese Propaganda Goes All-In: "Set Positive Agenda; Boost Market Confidence"
Back in July of last year we showed why, when it comes to the illusion of prosperity and wealth among the broader population, any Chinese attempts to achieve this by stimulating and reflating a stock bubble will fail. The reason was simple: while in the US the vast majority of household wealth, some three quarter of it, is contained in the stock market in China this picture is inverted, and 75% of Chinese households have historically put their assets in housing.