2 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Child-care costs are tightening the financial screws on American families
The Wall Street Journal: Child-care costs are tightening the financial screws on American families
The fast-growing cost of raising children is putting extra pressure on family budgets, causing resentment to spill over in day-care parking lots and soccer fields and even into the 2016 election debate.
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2 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australian election result – not yet … Still too close to call
Australian election result – not yet … Still too close to call
The Australian election, held on Saturday, has still not been called, it is too close.
Here are the facts:
(via ABC)
Here is what is likely:
– While the result is too close to call it does appear likely that the current ruling coalition (Liberal) will win the majority of the 11 seats still in doubt (probably 8 of the 11) – they need to win at least 9 of the 11 to form a majority government, but if its less than 9 then they would typically get the first crack at forming a minority government
Here is some speculation:
2 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NRA Furious After California Passes "Draconian" Gun-Control Laws, Limits Assault Weapons
NRA Furious After California Passes "Draconian" Gun-Control Laws, Limits Assault Weapons
Just three months after signing a $15/hour minimum wage into law, a proposal which as he himself admitted “doesn’t make economic sense” and which unleashed an exodus of locals departing for other states, on Friday afternoon, California governor Jerry Brown once again pandered to liberals (while ironically angering some democrats in the legislature) when he signed a sweeping package of gun control bills on Friday, banning high-capacity
2 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trend Trading Versus Mean Reversion Trading (Video)
Trend Trading Versus Mean Reversion Trading (Video)
2 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: New law gives California right to temporarily confiscate gun owners’ weapons
The Wall Street Journal: New law gives California right to temporarily confiscate gun owners’ weapons
As the nation is again plunged into a debate about gun violence after the Orlando massacre, authorities in California are using a new law designed to prevent the next mass shooting by temporarily confiscating guns from people considered a danger to themselves or others.
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2 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australian election remains tight as gamble on early polls backfires
Australian election remains tight as gamble on early polls backfires
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s gamble on early elections appears to have backfired, with the results still too close to call early Sunday and his conservatives struggling to secure enough seats in Parliament to form a government outright.
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2 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Silicon Valley Snake Oil
Silicon Valley Snake Oil
Years ago when I first began calling out what I deemed as “snake oil,” it was mainly concentrated to what is now referred to as “the self improvement/motivation industry.” Although I believe in (as well as instruct) in self improvement, as well as motivation (motivation being an internal discipline rather than an external) I have not been shy to criticize both the industry, as well as some of the players or constructs they employ.