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Microsoft has finally abandoned its bug-ridden update model process. Extreme Tech reports Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows . For the last few decades, Microsoft would sit down and build a new version of Windows every three years or so.
The Wall Street Journal reports IMF Works With Greece’s Neighbors to Contain Default Risks . The International Monetary Fund is working with national authorities in southeastern Europe on contingency plans for a Greek default, a senior fund official said—a rare public admission that regulators are preparing for the potential failure to agree on continued aid for Athens. Greek banks are big players in some of its neighbors’ financial systems.
Merkel’s Own Party Ready to Give Up on Greece; Another Week of Deadlines; Reflections on Can Kicking German Chancellor Angela Merkel is increasingly isolated in her stance on Greece. Growing Pressure From Within the ranks of her own party bloc to give up on Greece for the sake of the euro. Members of Merkel’s Christian Democratic bloc are openly challenging her stance of keeping Europe’s most-indebted country in the 19-nation currency region.
A self-proclaimed "progressive capitalist" (hypocrite) store owner in San Francisco complains about Proposition J which voters passed with a 77% approval rate hiking the minimum wage to $15. Capitalism for Me Socialism for Thee The National Review details the plight of Brian Hibbs, owner and operator of Comix Experience, an iconic comic-book and graphic-novel shop on San Francisco’s Divisadero Street, of the city’s new minimum-wage law. Hibbs says that the $15-an-hour minimum wage will require a staggering $80,000 in extra revenue annually.
A May 5 Chicago Tribune editorial viewpoint said the same thing: Pass a Bankruptcy Law, Give Taxpayers a Chance . Many people view bankruptcy as a "nuclear option" for local governments in Illinois — a bad choice that will only bring disaster. Actually, if we do it the right way, it may be the best path for averting true financial devastation in communities statewide.
A May 5 Chicago Tribune editorial viewpoint said the same thing: Pass a Bankruptcy Law, Give Taxpayers a Chance . Many people view bankruptcy as a "nuclear option" for local governments in Illinois — a bad choice that will only bring disaster. Actually, if we do it the right way, it may be the best path for averting true financial devastation in communities statewide.
Establishment +233K Jobs; Household +192K Employment, Part-Time Employment +198K, Labor Force +166K Initial Reaction Today we see a snap back from last month’s report on both establishment jobs and household survey employment. Last month the household survey came in at an anemic 34,000. This month it is 192,000.