20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall St ends higher as Trump becomes president
Wall St ends higher as Trump becomes president
Wall St ends higher as Trump becomes president
NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday in a modest but broad-based advance as Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. President, marking the first time in more than 50 years that a new commander-in-chief has been welcomed by a rising equity market on his first day in office.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Massive solar storm could cost the US $40 billion daily
Massive solar storm could cost the US $40 billion daily
Massive solar storm could cost the US $40 billion daily
By: Josh King, Veuer
In an event that occurs about once every one hundred years, Earth is due to be hit by a massive solar storm, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Center for Risk Studies.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inexplicable knowledge
Inexplicable knowledge
Is it possible to know something, and yet be unable to convincingly explain how you know it? I think so.
[Just to be clear, when I say “I know something” I mean that I believe I know it. But then what else could it mean?]
David Henderson recently said:
Like Scott, I doubt that the CIA was behind the JFK assassination, but all I have is doubt. I don’t have the certainty that Scott has and I don’t know what’s behind that certainty.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Summing Up 8 Years Of Barack Obama
Summing Up 8 Years Of Barack Obama
Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,
It’s hard to argue with Barack Obama’s jump shot. I can’t imagine Rutherford B. Hayes having that kind of game.
Or his swagger. Comedic timing. Even charisma.
And there have been plenty of times over the last eight years when, in all seriousness, those qualities have truly mattered.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis confirmed as Defense secretary, first Trump Cabinet member to be approved
‘Mad Dog’ Mattis confirmed as Defense secretary, first Trump Cabinet member to be approved
As voting continued, the vote was 70-0 to confirm Mattis.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple files $1 billion lawsuit against major iPhone partner
Apple files $1 billion lawsuit against major iPhone partner
Apple files $1 billion lawsuit against major iPhone partner
Apple just did the unthinkable: The tech giant is suing Qualcomm, which makes the iPhone’s baseband processor — basically the smartphone’s modem for connecting to mobile networks — to the tune of $1 billion.
Trump admin targets violent Islamist groups as top foreign policy priority