2 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Buffett Calls This "a Real Threat," but Is He Really Worried?
Buffett Calls This "a Real Threat," but Is He Really Worried?
When self-driving cars lead to a (largely) accident-free society, will car insurers go out of business? As usual, Warren Buffett has something up his sleeve.
2 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Surveillance State Goes Mainstream: Windows 10 Is Watching (& Logging) Everything
The Surveillance State Goes Mainstream: Windows 10 Is Watching (& Logging) Everything
If Edward Snowden’s patriotic exposure of all things ‘super secret surveillance state’ in America were not enough, Newsweek reports that, as 10s of millions of hungry PC users download the free upgrade, Windows 10 is watching – and logging and sharing – everything users do… and we mean everything.
Windows 10 should be renamed to Spyware OS https://t.co/4N8x3XJ9dv
2 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on We’re Not All Gordon Gecko – Dan Loeb Defends ‘The Activist’ Investor
We’re Not All Gordon Gecko – Dan Loeb Defends ‘The Activist’ Investor
Excerpted from Third Point LLC’s letter to investors,
Lately, a varied chorus of powerful union bosses, politicians and candidates, an asset management company executive, and a few ivory tower types have asserted that activism is short term in nature, engaged in by “hit and run” investors who care only about making a quick buck while leaving a company and its employees in ruins.
2 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: The secret to a happier, healthier life: Just retire
NewsWatch: The secret to a happier, healthier life: Just retire
Retirement is more likely to improve your overall satisfaction and health, according to a working paper just published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
2 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Anchor Brewing’s beer revolution started
How Anchor Brewing’s beer revolution started
After Fritz Maytag bought a stake in Anchor Brewing in 1965, it set in motion the trends that put the craft beer movement on the map.
2 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on CEO Hikes Minimum Wage To $70K, Capitalist Tragicomedy Ensues
CEO Hikes Minimum Wage To $70K, Capitalist Tragicomedy Ensues
Meet 31-year-old Dan Price.
Dan is the CEO of Seattle-based credit card payments processing firm Gravity Payments, and three months ago, he did a funny thing.
After talking with a friend who confessed to having difficulties making student loan payments and rent each month on an annual salary of $40,000, Dan decided to set a $70,000 per year pay floor at Gravity.
2 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 1 Statistic That Demonstrates Why the Marijuana Movement Is So Powerful
1 Statistic That Demonstrates Why the Marijuana Movement Is So Powerful
The marijuana movement is gaining support at an incredible rate. This latest survey helps to explain why this is the case.