30 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Hoosier State increasingly looks like Ted Cruz’s last stand
The Wall Street Journal: Hoosier State increasingly looks like Ted Cruz’s last stand
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30 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ackman’s Massive Hypocrisy
Ackman’s Massive Hypocrisy
Months ago we watched Bill Ackman’s teary eyed soliloquy on his passion for seeing Herbalife at zero. It was a ponzi scheme in his words, one of the greatest ones ever. This accusation has never been proven, even after a Justice Dept. investigation. As a matter of fact, the stock is very near all time […]
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30 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UPS Braces For $3.8 Billion Charge As Treasury’s Pension Benefit Decision Looms
UPS Braces For $3.8 Billion Charge As Treasury’s Pension Benefit Decision Looms
As we covered previously, in an effort to remain solvent the Central States Pension Fund has submitted an application to the Treasury for approval to cut member benefits. While some plan participants could see pension incomes cut in half, the fund projects that it will become insolvent by 2025 if nothing is done.
30 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Fed did monetary offset and the ECB did not
The Fed did monetary offset and the ECB did not
Who just posted this right-wing market monetarist interpretation of recent events?
Well, the euro area has had a (slightly) shrinking population aged 15-64 since 2008, while the US has not (although our growth is slowing). How does this affect the picture, and what changes?
Europe still does badly, but not by as bad a margin as the raw numbers say:
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30 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Competition Pushes Blockchain Beyond Finance At Consensus 2016 Hackathon
Competition Pushes Blockchain Beyond Finance At Consensus 2016 Hackathon
The first day of the Consensus 2016 Hackathon saw over twenty blockchain entrepreneurs pitch their ideas and concepts to a wide array of developers.
30 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump Nomination Odds Hit Record High As Rubio Urges GOP Not To "Ignore The Will Of The People"
Trump Nomination Odds Hit Record High As Rubio Urges GOP Not To "Ignore The Will Of The People"
The probability of The Donald becoming the Republican Presidential nominee has surged up to a record high 85% this week (as the odds of a brokered convention collapse) as a more mild-mannered and “can’t we all get along” Trump begins to creep out of the shadows.
30 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: Live blog recap: Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger field questions at Berkshire meeting
NewsWatch: Live blog recap: Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger field questions at Berkshire meeting
Read the recap of our live blog of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, where Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger fielded questions from shareholders, analysts and journalists in an event that’s come to be known as “Woodstock for Capitalists.”
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