25 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cuts to pay and perks trigger flight from China’s state banks
Cuts to pay and perks trigger flight from China’s state banks
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bankers at China’s top state lenders are quitting in increasing numbers because of cuts to their pay and perks, and moving to a new breed of financial firms such as leasing companies, trusts and online platforms, bankers and headhunters say. As part of an austerity, anti-graft drive, Beijing last year dictated pay cuts of up to a half for senior-level state bankers.
25 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Competition finally catches up to downsizing MakerBot
Competition finally catches up to downsizing MakerBot
When news broke last week of a downsizing at MakerBot—the Brooklyn-based 3-D printing company co-founded by Bre Pettis that was touted as the city’s poster child for a tech-driven revival of…
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25 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Obama takes aim at Trump at Correspondents’ Dinner
Obama takes aim at Trump at Correspondents’ Dinner
President Obama roasted himself, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald Trump at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
25 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on TaRGeT LiBeRTY…
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25 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Baltimore Protests Erupt; Mayor Asks Fans To Stay Inside Ballpark For Own Safety – Live Feed
Baltimore Protests Erupt; Mayor Asks Fans To Stay Inside Ballpark For Own Safety – Live Feed
Following a a planned demonstration over how police handled the arrest of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who suffered a spinal injury at some point after he was detained by police on April 12 and died a week later; hundreds of protesters confronted lines of police. Objects were thrown, stores pillaged, and at least five police cars have been damaged. The Mayor of Baltimore has asked fans to remain inside the ballpark “due to ongoing public safety concerns.” Ferguson 2.0?
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25 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Libertarians
7 Habits Of Highly Effective Libertarians
Submitted by Jeffrey Tucker via The Foundation for Economic Education,
What does it mean to be an effective advocate of liberty? It means to love what you do and adopt sustainable patterns of thinking and living that contribute to making the world a freer place.
25 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 2000x Normal Radiation Found In Tokyo Playground, Officials Deny Any Link To Fukushima
2000x Normal Radiation Found In Tokyo Playground, Officials Deny Any Link To Fukushima
When a specially-designed robot dies within 3 hours of being exposed to Fukushima’s radiation, it is clear something is not quite as propagandized in Japan; and today, as SCMP reports, extremely high levels of radiation have been discovered in a children’s playground in Tokyo.