06-19-2014, 01:43 AM
Here are two problems with the U.S. economy that reinforce each other: Employers aren’t creating enough jobs, and big companies increasingly seek tax advantages by relocating overseas. A new study suggests there may be one solution to both problems: Cut the corporate tax rate by a sizable margin.
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There might only be 30 kilometers of sea water that separates the U.K. from continental Europe but the gulf between the policies of its two central banks has grown exponentially, leading currency analysts to believe an interesting trading opportunity could develop over the coming months.
Could this be the trade of the summer?
When the S&P 500 earnings yield (inverse of PE ratio) is higher than the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, stocks are considered to be the better value. The higher the earnings yield, the better. And the bigger the magnitude of the gap between earnings yield and the 10-year T note rate, the better. While the gap has narrowed a bit recently, it is still very wide
Key Metric Makes Case For Stocks Over Bonds
Now the schoolchildren are wondering what to tackle next. “I think they feel empowered,” Becky DeSalvo said. “They know they have the power to make a difference, especially when they work together.” It seems simple: if a bunch of middle school students with no real power can figure out how to be more environmentally conscious, so can managers in their workplaces.
BBC - Capital - How lunch led to a green revolution
Aspirin has been used for years to help protect patients from strokes, but mounting evidence suggests the drug's benefits are too small compared with other treatments.
BBC News - Aspirin 'not best' for preventing heart problem
Using this method they found that the average man in their study had 19 thoughts about sex a day. This was more than the women in their study – who had about 10 thoughts a day. However, the men also had more thoughts about food and sleep, suggesting perhaps that men are more prone to indulgent impulses in general.
BBC - Future - How often do men really think about sex?
But it’s not only humans who do it. Long-tailed macaques at the Buddhist shrine of Prang Sam Yot in Thailand take strands of long human hair and wind them round their fingers to get to those hard to reach parts of their mouths.
BBC - Future - Does flossing your teeth prevent tooth decay?
A handful of girls seem to defy one of the biggest certainties in life: ageing. Virginia Hughes reports on the families wrestling with a condition they can’t explain, and the scientist who believes that these children could hold the key to immortality.