23 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook’s ‘censorship tool’ may not open doors in China anyway, expert says
Facebook’s ‘censorship tool’ may not open doors in China anyway, expert says
Facebook might struggle to get back into the Chinese market even if it develops a censorship tool, the SCMP reports.
23 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Startling Look At How Much Money Food Stamp Recipients Spend On Junk Food
Startling Look At How Much Money Food Stamp Recipients Spend On Junk Food
A new study just released by the USDA, offers a very detailed look at exactly how participants in the “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” (SNAP, aka Food Stamps) spend their taxpayer-funded subsidies. Unfortunately for taxpayers, the amount of money spent on soft drinks and other unnecessary junk foods/drinks is fairly staggering. But, we suppose it’s a nice taxpayer funded subsidy for the soda industry…so score one for Warren Buffett and the Coca Cola lobbyists
23 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Soc Gen on the yuan – risks for further weakness against USD
Soc Gen on the yuan – risks for further weakness against USD
Société Générale (this via Bloomberg)
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Also, separately, Wang Yong, professor at PBOC’s Zhengzhou training school writes in a commentary piece that yuan depreciation
will lead to tightening liquidity in financial system. This will help to cut leverage.
23 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Obama Admin Fines, "Forces Sheriff’s Dept. To Hire" Illegal Immigrants
Obama Admin Fines, "Forces Sheriff’s Dept. To Hire" Illegal Immigrants
Submitted by Mac Slavo via SHTFPlan.com,
The lawlessness of the Obama Administration knows no bounds.
23 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Truth in Numbers- Bad math as a propaganda and sales tool
Truth in Numbers- Bad math as a propaganda and sales tool
It’s no surprise that the largest employer of mathematicians in the United States is the National Security Agency. These jobs are not all ‘codebreakers’ – why does the NSA employ so many mathematicians, second only to Wall St.?
23 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NFL: 10 Best Thanksgiving Day performances
NFL: 10 Best Thanksgiving Day performances
NFL: 10 Best Thanksgiving Day performances
Everyone thinks about food and family on Thanksgiving, and then many of us follow those thoughts with football.
The NFL has wanted to make itself a Thanksgiving tradition ever since they first started playing these games in 1920.
23 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Man Who Got the Trump Call Correct Now Says Markets Are Too Exuberant
The Man Who Got the Trump Call Correct Now Says Markets Are Too Exuberant
When we spoke to leading macro analyst Jim Bianco of Bianco Research months before the election, he thought the odds of a Trump win were much higher than most expected and that, like Brexit, it would probably end up being bullish, not bearish, for the US stock market…