13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on As Robots Replace Farm Workers, Why Payback Is A Bitch
As Robots Replace Farm Workers, Why Payback Is A Bitch
Soaring minimum wages in states like California have a disproportionate effect on businesses that employ low-skilled labor. The farming industry is among the hardest hit with substantial labor inputs required to perform low-skilled tasks like harvesting, pruning and weeding. The problem (or opportunity depending on your perspective), of course, is that higher labor costs make returns on capital projects that much more enticing.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Really Big Picture
The Really Big Picture
The Wyckoff Method scales down into smaller timeframes. It also is very effective in large timeframes. We have spent much time and attention evaluating daily and weekly charts (and intraday charts). Now we will turn our attention to monthly charts where a decade or more of data can be evaluated. Are these charts useful and practical for making decisions in today’s markets?
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5-Point Checklist for Setting Up Your 401(k)
5-Point Checklist for Setting Up Your 401(k)
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As a personal-finance writer, I find the most common question friends and family ask me, by far, is, “Will you help me set up my 401(k)?” And while I’m always happy to oblige, setting up your 401(k) doesn’t need to be a daunting task. With a little bit of knowledge, you can construct a 401(k) that can help you achieve your retirement goals.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Funny Money Accounting – Why Social Security Will Be Bankrupt In 10 Years
Funny Money Accounting – Why Social Security Will Be Bankrupt In 10 Years
Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog,
Here follows a deconstruction of Rosy Scenario. It underscores why the nation’s entitlement based consumption spending will hit the shoals in the decade ahead.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…a cockroach? How the heat may send bugs flying
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…a cockroach? How the heat may send bugs flying
Some like it hot — and that includes cockroaches, NBC reports.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Think you can’t afford Tom Ford’s $75M ranch?
Think you can’t afford Tom Ford’s $75M ranch?
From Luxury Listings NYC: One enterprising individual has a novel plan to crowdsource the purchase of Tom Ford’s $75 million ranch. [more] … [more]
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GE is taking a trip into the ‘Mouth of Hell’ and it wants you to come along
GE is taking a trip into the ‘Mouth of Hell’ and it wants you to come along
The industrial giant is jumping into the mouth of a volcano to capture data on when they could erupt.