29 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. dealmaking at record year-to-date high
U.S. dealmaking at record year-to-date high
Dealmaking in the United States has made its strongest start to a year since Reuters records began in 1980, climbing 52 percent year on year to $746.9 billion in the Jan. 1 to May 28 period. Merger and …
29 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How US And China Can Avoid A War (Spoiler Alert: The US Won’t Like It)
How US And China Can Avoid A War (Spoiler Alert: The US Won’t Like It)
Authored by John Glaser, originally posted at The Guardian,
To avoid a violent militaristic clash with China, or another cold war rivalry, the United States should pursue a simple solution: give up its empire.
29 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Europe Has A Solution For The Unemployment Problem: Fake Jobs
Europe Has A Solution For The Unemployment Problem: Fake Jobs
The jobs gap that has characterized the global economy since the crisis has cost some $1.2 trillion in lost wages and nearly $4 trillion in GDP. Employment growth worldwide has been just 1.4% since 2001, well below the 1.7% pace that prevailed prior to 2008. The result: there are 61 million fewer people employed globally than there would have been if pre-crisis trends had prevailed.
29 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on In Denial: We Pursue Endless Growth At Our Peril
In Denial: We Pursue Endless Growth At Our Peril
Submitted by Chris Martenson via PeakProsperity.com,
As we’ve been discussing of late here at PeakProsperity.com, humans desperately need a new story to live by. The old one is increasingly dysfunctional and rather obviously headed for either a quite dismal or possibly disastrous future. One of the chief impediments to recognizing the dysfunction of the old story and adopting a new one is the most powerful of all human emotional states: Denial.
29 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer Remix: A sign that the market could rally
Cramer Remix: A sign that the market could rally
Wall Street’s been soaking in red, but Jim Cramer has one signal to watch for that could point to another run.
29 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil Prices Top $60 A Barrel As Glut Eases
Oil Prices Top $60 A Barrel As Glut Eases
Oil rose for an 11th week, the longest winning streak since futures started trading in New York in 1983, as a drop in U.S. stockpiles signaled the supply glut is easing. Crude also paced gains in gasoline after the Environmental Protection Agency proposed lowering the mandate for corn ethanol this year and next. Futures extended their advance after drillers idled oil rigs for the 25th straight week.
29 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Suffer Moderate Sell-Off, But Strength Persists In Niches
Stocks Suffer Moderate Sell-Off, But Strength Persists In Niches
Stocks chalked up yet another week of small changes and tight weekly closes. The Nasdaq on Friday fell 0.5%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.6%. The IBD 50 lost 0.5%. Volume rose on the NYSE and Nasdaq. The action was enough to add a distribution day to both major indexes. However, the count remains manageable for now.