23 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More on North Korea’s ballistic missile launch – lands in Japan’s air defence zone
More on North Korea’s ballistic missile launch – lands in Japan’s air defence zone
South Korean media reporting North Korea’s submarine launched ballistic missile flew for around 500km
– Says the missile has landed inside Japan’s air defence zone
23 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Something "Unexpected" Happened When Seattle Raised The Minimum Wage
Something "Unexpected" Happened When Seattle Raised The Minimum Wage
Seemingly no amount of empirical evidence can convince progressives that raising minimum wages to artificially elevated levels is a bad idea. Somehow the basic idea that raising the cost of a good ultimately results in lower consumption of that good just doesn’t compute. Though it does seem odd that progressives in states like California lean heavily on higher taxes as a way to curb, for example, fuel consumption. Could it be that the left actually does understand the basic economics of the minimum wage debate but don’t find the math behind it to be particularly “politic
23 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Things CBS Wants You to Know About Its Streaming Services
3 Things CBS Wants You to Know About Its Streaming Services
Image source: CBS.
Streaming video isn’t just for tech companies.
CBS (NYSE: CBS) says it has 2 million subscribers between CBS All Access and its Showtime over-the-top (OTT) product, and they’re about evenly split. All Access enables users to live stream CBS, plus access the media company’s back catalog on demand, while Showtime operates as an on-demand-only service.
23 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer: Yellen could trigger a historical decline. Here’s how to play it
Cramer: Yellen could trigger a historical decline. Here’s how to play it
Jim Cramer provides his playbook for action in the event that the bears grip the market on Friday.
23 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Study finds soda tax cuts down on consumption
The Wall Street Journal: Study finds soda tax cuts down on consumption
Consumption of soda and other sugary drinks fell by more than a fifth in low-income neighborhoods of Berkeley after the California city became the first in the U.S.
23 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. trade judge clears Fitbit of stealing Jawbone’s trade secrets
U.S. trade judge clears Fitbit of stealing Jawbone’s trade secrets
The ruling dashes Jawbone’s hopes of securing an import ban against Fitbit’s wearable fitness tracking devices.
