18 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Pope Francis’ plan to help the poor will backfire
Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Pope Francis’ plan to help the poor will backfire
Focusing on cleaner energy will raise prices for the needy, writes Diana Furchtgott-Roth.
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18 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How to Write a Last Will: 5 Tips You Should Know
How to Write a Last Will: 5 Tips You Should Know
Do-it-yourself estate planning can be dangerous if you don’t know about potential traps.
18 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Guy Responsible For Creating Uber’s Driverless Cars Has Disrupted His Own Angst
The Guy Responsible For Creating Uber’s Driverless Cars Has Disrupted His Own Angst
18 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Bankrate, Inc. Stock Plunged Today
Why Bankrate, Inc. Stock Plunged Today
Is Bankrate’s drop meaningful? Or just another movement?
18 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on From Aerosmith drummer to coffee kingpin
From Aerosmith drummer to coffee kingpin
The FMHR traders are joined by Joey Kramer, Aerosmith drummer, to discuss his new coffee business and answer all his stock market questions.
18 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mark Sadowski on fiscal austerity, with and without monetary offset
Mark Sadowski on fiscal austerity, with and without monetary offset
In recent years Mark Sadowski has done a lot of empirical work on fiscal austerity, some of which has appeared in this blog. Now he has a new study, but first let’s review the two competing theories:
1. Keynesian: Fiscal austerity is contractionary at the zero bound regardless of whether you have an independent central bank.
2. Market monetarist: Fiscal austerity is contractionary if you lack an independent central bank. Fiscal austerity would not be expected to have much effect if you have an independent central bank, due to monetary offset.
18 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The latest on Greece: Germany takes tough stance in talks
The latest on Greece: Germany takes tough stance in talks
4:40 p.m. (1440 GMT, 10:40 a.m. EDT) German finance chief Wolfgang Schaeuble has not offered any indication that Greece’s creditor countries are willing to ease their demands in the talks. Ahead of the …