18 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Flush With Cash: €500 Bank Notes Sent Down the Drain Why did two women send roughly €100,000 in cut-
Flush With Cash: €500 Bank Notes Sent Down the Drain Why did two women send roughly €100,000 in cut-
Paper shortage ?
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The €500 notes are being phased out by the ECB, though apparently some were discarded quickly via plumbing. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
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Brian Blackstone
Sept. 18, 2017 1:35 p.m. ET
18 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More than 40 million people trapped in slavery globally
More than 40 million people trapped in slavery globally
About 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year, according to the first joint report by anti-slavery groups.
18 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More than 40 million people trapped in slavery globally
More than 40 million people trapped in slavery globally
About 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year, according to the first joint report by anti-slavery groups.
18 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Lawsuit accuses Fox News, host of defamation following rape claim
The Wall Street Journal: Lawsuit accuses Fox News, host of defamation following rape claim
Scottie Neil Hughes, a former on-air guest on the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, alleged in a lawsuit that she was blacklisted by the network and defamed after accusing an anchor of rape and assault.
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18 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Training North Koreans in business and entrepreneurship — but no mention of capitalism
Training North Koreans in business and entrepreneurship — but no mention of capitalism
Former consultant Geoffrey See has bet on North Korea’s business potential for nearly a decade.
18 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Responses to RBA minutes coming in … "not quite as upbeat"
Responses to RBA minutes coming in … "not quite as upbeat"
A couple of bank assessements of the minutes
(in brief, bolding is mine)
Westpac:
CBA:
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18 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on America’s Slow-Motion Military Coup
America’s Slow-Motion Military Coup
Authored by Stephen Kinzer via The Boston Globe,
In a democracy, no one should be comforted to hear that generals have imposed discipline on an elected head of state. That was never supposed to happen in the United States. Now it has.