29 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump still wants a deal on Obamacare replacement, but it has to be ‘a good deal’
Trump still wants a deal on Obamacare replacement, but it has to be ‘a good deal’
Republicans who want Obamacare repealed and replaced are faced with concerns from the right, and the left, in Congress.
29 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on St. Louis Just Hiked Minimum Wage By 43%; Guess What Happens Next
St. Louis Just Hiked Minimum Wage By 43%; Guess What Happens Next
Seemingly no amount of empirical evidence will ever 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.
29 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Single Robot May Cost Up to 6 Workers’ Jobs
A Single Robot May Cost Up to 6 Workers’ Jobs
A new academic paper estimates that job losses from adoption of robotic technology could change cost up to 6 million U.S. workers their jobs by 2025.
29 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Future According to Kevin Kelly
The Future According to Kevin Kelly
The genius of Kelly’s newest book lies in the way he goes meta, how he transcends particular technologies and pieces of hardware — the gee-wizardry of flying cars or spaceships — and focuses instead on fundamental technological forces like “cognifying”…
29 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Future According to Kevin Kelly
The Future According to Kevin Kelly
The genius of Kelly’s newest book lies in the way he goes meta, how he transcends particular technologies and pieces of hardware — the gee-wizardry of flying cars or spaceships — and focuses instead on fundamental technological forces like “cognifying”…
29 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Heading for a Choppier Market
Heading for a Choppier Market
Equity markets have given up some of their recent gains. Below, we highlight the critical variables to gauge whether a correction will devolve into a sustained sell-off. Investor confidence can be measured through margin debt. While extremely elevated, there is no concrete sign…