Monday, March 2, 2015

@11:00, 3/2/15

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Business Day

Jobs Data in Europe and U.S., and Car Sales

Employment figures will come on Monday for the eurozone, and on Friday for the United States; automakers will report their February sales.
Banking and Financial Institutions; United States Economy; Consumer Behavior; Income; Company Reports; Automobiles; Labor and Jobs 

"Buy on rumor; sell on news."  An old market saw.
This is all rumor.

2
Opinion

Walmart’s Visible Hand

A pay raise by America’s largest employer shows that low wages are a choice, and that we can and should choose differently.
Wages and Salaries; Minimum Wage; United States Economy; Income Inequality; Economic Conditions and Trends; Economics (Theory and Philosophy) 

Yes.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/larry-kudlow-and-the-failure-of-the-chicago-school/

3
World

Germans at the Crux of Crises, but Reluctantly

Europe’s indispensable nation, at the center of crises over Ukraine and Greece and often uncomfortable with leadership, has had a rocky month.
Defense and Military Forces 

Germany is again mislead.
The Republican Party has never ended a war.

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Business Day

Eurozone Prices Continue to Fall, Fueling Concerns

The Continent had a third straight month of declining prices in February, but the jobless rate ticked down to the lowest level since 2012.
Deflation (Economics); Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Inflation (Economics) 

"Falling prices in the eurozone also reflect the slack in the labor market. Inflationary pressures are modestly stronger in Germany, where the jobless rate was just 4.7 percent, than in Spain and Greece, where a quarter or more of the work force is unemployed and where prices are contracting. In January, the latest month for which a detailed breakdown is available, every member of the eurozone experienced annual deflation, led by a 2.8 percent fall in Greek prices."

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U.S.

Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops

A Justice Department report will accuse the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created racial animosity leading up to an officer’s shooting of a black teenager, law enforcement officials said.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Race and Ethnicity; Discrimination; Civil Rights and Liberties 

Somethings are within the power of the individual states.
Many things are not.
Racial bias is not a right of the states.
Religious bias is not a right of the states.
Congress and the executive can fix unlawful bias if they wish.

6
Opinion

Hello, Justices? It’s Reality Calling

The court can’t ignore the harsh consequences of gutting Obamacare.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Law and Legislation; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions 

The authors of this provision may well have been malicious.
The act was not ill intentioned.
The Supreme Court can rule as the majority of the justices wish.

7
World

North Korea Launches 2 Missiles Into Sea to Protest U.S. War Games With South

South Korea condemned the North Korean missile tests as a “saber-rattling provocation” and a violation of United Nations resolutions.
Missiles and Missile Defense Systems; United States Defense and Military Forces 

North Korea is an hostile state.
Hostile acts are expected.

8
Sports

Ireland Beats England and Seizes Control of Six Nations

Ireland took a big step toward keeping its Six Nations title with a 19-9 victory over England on Sunday.
Rugby 

I have no understanding of Rugby Football.
My guess is there is a formal proposal on the table.
She must finish her graduate degree.
Where she apprentices is immaterial to me.

9
Technology

An Uneasy Relationship Between Telecom and Tech

Large mobile carriers and tech giants like Facebook and Google rely on one another, but they are competing to be consumers’ main source for Internet use on mobile devices.
Computers and the Internet; Smartphones; Wireless Communications; Social Media; Instant Messaging 

Let us not confuse content providers with service providers.  
The two businesses are separately regulated.
The income streams are separately taxed.
The internet is neither of these software businesses.
The internet is all hardware and another business.
The internet is regulated by net neutrality.
Content and service are not yet heavily regulated in the west.
The internet rents capacity to the service providers and content providers.
The internet shares ownership with the service providers.

10
World

South Korean President Urges Japan to Admit Past Wrongs

In a speech marking the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese rule, President Park Geun-hye said Japan should apologize for holding Korean women in military brothels during World War II.
World War II (1939-45); Textbooks; Women and Girls 

The politics of East Asia are opaque to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_disputes#Korea_under_Japanese_rule

11
U.S.

Stops on the Donor Primary Trail

Where Republican presidential contenders have traveled to make their pitches to groups of high-level donors.
Presidential Election of 2016 

I will vote for the Democratic candidate.
Let the Republicans fight.

12
World

Kerry Is Pushing for Agreement in Iran Nuclear Talks

With so much at stake in the Iranian nuclear talks, Secretary of State John Kerry’s relentless negotiating style and repeated meetings with Iran’s foreign minister have become part of the debate.
Nuclear Weapons; United States International Relations; Embargoes and Sanctions 

An agreement is a good thing.

13
World

Afghan Policewomen Struggle Against Culture

In a clash between Western ideals and Afghan realities, an effort to elevate the status of women by recruiting them to the police force has often backfired.
Women's Rights; Afghanistan War (2001-14); Police; Women and Girls 

Jane Crow customs.

14
U.S.

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Fifth Attempt to Move Boston Marathon Bombing Trial

Upholding a federal district judge’s three denials, a panel voted 2 to 1 to allow the trial to proceed in the city where the attacks occurred.
Appeals Courts (US); Boston Marathon Bombings (2013) 

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will have grounds for an appeal.

15
World

Recordings Suggest Emirates and Egyptian Military Pushed Ousting of Morsi

The unauthenticated recordings are the latest that appear to capture the private meetings and phone calls of senior defense officials. All have been released through Islamist news outlets that oppose President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Defense and Military Forces; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

Egypt is a sovereign state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty

16
Opinion

A Life Without Papers

I was so close to a break from the constant fear of deportation.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Deportation; Executive Orders and Memorandums 

The Republicans are being irrational.

17
Opinion

Congress’s Critical Role on Trade

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal may go far beyond issues like tariffs and quotas. Lawmakers have a responsibility to give negotiators clear instructions.
Trans-Pacific Partnership; International Trade and World Market; United States Politics and Government; Currency 

Congress is mute until at least the next election. 

18
Health

Most Doctors Give In to Requests by Parents to Alter Vaccine Schedules

A majority of pediatricians acquiesce to parents who wish to delay vaccinating their children, a new survey has found.
Vaccination and Immunization; Doctors; Children and Childhood; Whooping Cough; Measles 

"Physicians who reluctantly agreed said they did so to build trust with families and to avoid losing them as patients."

19
U.S.

California Beach Community Prepares for High-Stakes Vote on Oil Drilling

Hermosa Beach will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to follow through on a longstanding contract for drilling rights or pay millions to kill the deal.
Beaches; Drilling and Boring; Offshore Drilling and Exploration; Environment; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas; Taxation 

I hope they cancel the contract.

20
Health

Psychiatric Drug Overuse Is Cited by Federal Study

Investigators are recommending that Medicare officials take immediate action to reduce unnecessary prescriptions to older Americans with dementia.
Alzheimer's Disease; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Medicare; Elderly; Health Insurance and Managed Care 

Properly so.

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