27 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Holocaust-themed skating performance sparks outrage
Holocaust-themed skating performance sparks outrage
Holocaust-themed skating performance sparks outrage
A smiling, playful and yet poignant ice skating performance on Russian national television has created a social media firestorm — because it is holocaust-themed.
27 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: ‘Moana’ rules box office with 2nd-best Thanksgiving weekend ever
The Wall Street Journal: ‘Moana’ rules box office with 2nd-best Thanksgiving weekend ever
Walt Disney Co.’s “Moana” sailed to a hit $81.1 million at the box office over the five-day holiday weekend.
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27 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Project Syndicate: Will Trump doom his economic agenda by strong-arming the Fed?
Project Syndicate: Will Trump doom his economic agenda by strong-arming the Fed?
In his campaign, Donald Trump bashed Janet Yellen and called for higher interest rates, but such hawkish monetary policies could backfire by strengthening the dollar and increasing trade deficits, writes Nouriel Roubini.
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27 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Do You Know the Widow-Maker of the Investing World?
Do You Know the Widow-Maker of the Investing World?
In this segment from Motley Fool Answers, the cast talks about a few “that will never happen” moments in the world of economics and finance that — surprise! — actually happened. This time, the team has an opportunity to look at arguably the most famous widow-maker trade, a bet on rising interest rates for Japanese government bonds.
Tune in to find out how Japan has managed to stay afloat and reduce its debt from record-setting levels.
A transcript follows the video.
27 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This is No. 1 financial regret of older Americans
This is No. 1 financial regret of older Americans
The most significant money regrets that Americans have.
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27 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on London home prices and incomes drift even further apart
London home prices and incomes drift even further apart
London boasts one of the most expensive housing markets in the world – and it’s only getting dearer, as low mortgage rates push prices skyward. The average Londoner must now spend 14.2 times their annual gross salary of 33,720 pounds ($42,048) to buy a house. That is the highest level on record and more than double the ratio for the U.K. overall, according to data compiled by Hometrack and cited by Bloomberg. Home prices in … [more]
27 November, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Non-profit news organizations getting a "Trump bump"
Non-profit news organizations getting a "Trump bump"
Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation and Richard Tofel of ProPublica describe a post-election surge in donations and subscriptions, and what they’re doing with the money.