9 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed’s Kashkari: Fed is coming up short on both its mandates
Fed’s Kashkari: Fed is coming up short on both its mandates
Kashkari now on CNBC:
– There is still some slack in jobs market
– We’re not quite at full employment
– Fed is data dependant
– Don’t want to predict which month Fed will raise rates
Kashkari is trying not to stoke any speculation about June or any other month, which is responsible but not much fun. Since Friday’s jobs report there has been a rush amongst economists to change their forecasts to one Fed hike this year from two, with most now circling around September.
9 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Teamsters pension cuts may get worse — and a U.S. safety net is at risk
Teamsters pension cuts may get worse — and a U.S. safety net is at risk
Treasury Department Special Master Kenneth Feinberg has delivered a stinging rebuke to the $16.1 billion Central States Pension Fund’s application to slash benefits at a teetering retirement plan that had not yet collapsed. While greeted with relief by 270,000 U.S.
9 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Citing Strong Demand, Medical Staffing Firm Jumps On Earnings
Citing Strong Demand, Medical Staffing Firm Jumps On Earnings
Shares of AMN Healthcare Services (AHS) made new highs after the company blew past expectations and saw favorable trends in its earnings report.
The provider of medical staffing services last week said it earned 60 cents a share on an adjusted basis for the first quarter, double the year-earlier profit. Revenue increased 43% to $468 million.
9 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How to Help Clients Navigate Survivor Benefits
How to Help Clients Navigate Survivor Benefits
Here are some ways to help client couples do what they can to maximize any potential Social Security survivor benefits.
9 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on MSFT to Start Charging Users for Windows Upgrade (MSFT, AAPL)
MSFT to Start Charging Users for Windows Upgrade (MSFT, AAPL)
Microsoft will start charging for Windows 10 upgrades in July.
9 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Number One: Tobacco smokes all the others when it comes to this one financial metric
The Number One: Tobacco smokes all the others when it comes to this one financial metric
Even as the number of smokers in the U.S.
9 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on By all accounts, I was a real smartass as a teenager.
By all accounts, I was a real smartass as a teenager.
There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
-Lady Gaga
By all accounts, I was a real smartass as a teenager.
One favorite and reoccurring smartass remark I remember well is that whenever my parents blamed something on “they” I would inevitably ask, who is they? The conversations would go something like this.
Mom: “I can’t believe how much we spend on gas. 95 cents a gallon! Unbelievable.”