24 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on State Tax Revenues Plunge In Q2
State Tax Revenues Plunge In Q2
The latest confirmation that the US economy continues to deteriorate comes not from the Federal Government but from state-level data, where year-over-year growth in state tax revenues slowed in the first quarter to its lowest rate since the second quarter of 2014, according to the latest data published yesterday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. Worse, preliminary data for the second quarter show an outright decline in state tax collections relative to the second quarter of last year.
24 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Goldman Sachs’ 10 Most Important Questions On The Election
Goldman Sachs’ 10 Most Important Questions On The Election
Secretary Clinton continues to hold the lead in public opinion polling at the national level and in the key states she will need to win in order to reach 270 votes in the Electoral College. However, in both cases the polls have tightened over the last few weeks, suggesting a competitive race for the White House. These are the ten biggest questions Goldman Sachs’ clients have with regard the election…
24 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 100 Fascinating Facts About Facebook
100 Fascinating Facts About Facebook
The Facebook Wall in its Sao Paulo office. Image source: Facebook.
I’m young enough not to be able to remember much of the internet before Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). I simply remember my internet use consisting of a lot of AOL Instant Messenger, shady peer-to-peer file sharing software, and those sites teenage boys inevitably discover.
24 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on LPC considers landmark status for Midtown’s Ambassador Grill
LPC considers landmark status for Midtown’s Ambassador Grill
It may be closed to public, but the Ambassador Grill restaurant inside the ONE UN New York hotel at East 44th Street and United Nations Plaza could soon become a landmark. The city will consider giving landmark status to the interior on November 22, a spokeswoman for the Landmarks Preservation Commission told DNAinfo. The restaurant closed last year for renovations, worrying preservationists.
24 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: Snap’s Spectacles: Cheers for circular video but the design is up for debate
NewsWatch: Snap’s Spectacles: Cheers for circular video but the design is up for debate
Response is mixed, and a little confused, over Snapchat’s — scratch that, Snap Inc.’s — first push into hardware with a late-Friday rollout of its camera-fitted sunglasses called Spectacles.
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24 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jeremy Corbyn seeks to unify U.K.’s Labour Party after re-election as leader
Jeremy Corbyn seeks to unify U.K.’s Labour Party after re-election as leader
Veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday called for the U.K.
24 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why GoPro’s New $399 HERO5 Black Won’t Hurt Margins
Why GoPro’s New $399 HERO5 Black Won’t Hurt Margins
GoPro’s new camera lineup from left to right, the HERO4 Session at $199, HERO5 Black at $399, and HERO5 Session at $299. Image source: GoPro.
Nearly two years after launching its massively popular HERO4 Black and Silver cameras, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) made waves earlier this week by revamping its capture device portfolio with what company founder and CEO Nick Woodman described as the “largest introduction of products in our history.”