28 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pop macroeconomics
Pop macroeconomics
Very few people understand economic theories such as supply and demand, the quantity theory of money, comparative advantage, AS/AD, etc. As a result, if journalists explained things using these economic concepts, their readers would be hopelessly confused. Thus even the elite news media tends to rely on some version of what Paul Krugman once called “Pop Internationalism.” It’s hard to blame them, but unfortunately this analytical apparatus uses economic terms in a very different way from how economists use the terms. So while their readers can follow the articles, I cannot.
28 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Metals Stocks: Gold consolidates above $1,200 as dollar softens
Metals Stocks: Gold consolidates above $1,200 as dollar softens
Gold futures trade little changed a day after rebounding sharply from five-week lows to retake the psychologically important $1,200-an-ounce level.
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28 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ken Griffin: Corporate activism ‘profoundly’ good
Ken Griffin: Corporate activism ‘profoundly’ good
Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn have a friend in Ken Griffin.
28 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Who else is miffed about Apple’s ‘very modest’ Watch launch?
Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Who else is miffed about Apple’s ‘very modest’ Watch launch?
CEO Tim Cook gave few details on the biggest product rollout in five years, writes Therese Poletti.
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28 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Up to 250 missing after avalanche hits Nepal route
Up to 250 missing after avalanche hits Nepal route
Up to 250 people are missing in Nepal after an avalanche hit a village in Rasuwa district, a popular trekking area to the north of the capital Kathmandu.
28 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Live: Fed in focus; Apple record profit; Millennials’ baby bust
Live: Fed in focus; Apple record profit; Millennials’ baby bust
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28 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This is the core question for Apple
This is the core question for Apple
Whether Apple can continue its growth story may boil down to one iPhone statistic, analyst Gene Munster tells CNBC.