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While the quantitative aspect of the June jobs report was stellar, so stellar in fact that not a single Wall Street forecaster expected it would happen, the next question is what was the qualitative component of this unprecedented Establishment Survey beat. Here are the details of the 287K jobs supposedly added: Leisure and Hospitality added […]

Thursday night saw the biggest loss of life for America’s law enforcement since 9/11. Last night five police officers were killed, six officers were wounded and two civilians were shot according to the most recent reports. The Black Power Political Organization has taken responsibility for the attack according screen shots of a Facebook post. The […]

The country is still in shock over the events in Dallas overnight, and already a new shooting involving a police officer is being reported. BREAKING: Authorities: Man exchanges gunfire with Georgia police officer investigating property damage report; injuries unknown. — The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2016 Authorities say a suspect exchanged gunfire with a […]

Now that the Dallas shooting tragedy is officially over, attention turns to what the motive behind the murderous rampage may have been. And while the Dallas police chief said during a press conference that while talking with police negotiators, the suspect said he was not affiliated with any group, as we reported moments ago the […]

Authored by ‘Ray’ via The Burning Platform blog, If plastic water bottles are okay, but plastic bags are banned, — you might live in a nation (state) that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining […]

US employment growth rebounded sharply in June, according to Goldman’s Jan Hatzius, and as a result, the bank confirms their expectation of about a two-thirds chance that the FOMC will raise rates this year, most likely in December… notably different from market expectations. MAIN POINTS: 1. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 287k in June, a […]

As a continuation of our comments from Thursday afternoon, we are watching gun-maker stocks skyrocket this morning as the country prepares for perhaps more restrictive measures on how guns can be purchased in the US.  Yesterday we said in our piece As Gun Violence Drives Sales, Shooting Ranges May Aid Local Education Efforts ” each violent event […]Read More

News Cultists kill 11 in Ogun to mark anniversary No fewer than 11 persons have been killed by suspected cult members in Igode and Fakale communities in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Four persons were also injured while houses and cars were vandalised in the attack that lasted for about 10 hours. […]

Lafarge Africa Plc, Nigeria’s second largest maker of Cement says its Q2 2016 results are expected to be affected by the impact of naira devaluation against the dollar (USD) resulting in unrealised exchange loss. The firm in a statement today said impact of naira devaluation is expected to be a N28 billion unrealised exchange loss […]

Law school is a rip-off that will probably leave you in thousands and thousands of dollars of debt. The bar exam is a nightmare, two-to-three days of ritualized torture that should be considered more illegal hazing than an accurate test of who is qualified to practice law. Why put up with it, when you can […]

Gretchen Carlson, former Miss America and former host of multiple Fox News programs including Fox & Friends, filed a lawsuit against Fox CEO Roger Ailes, claiming Ailes sexually harassed her, created a hostile work environment, and finally fired her after she objected to his sexual advances. The complaint also names her co-host Steve Doocy, and […]

Metrics are all the rage these days. Given the steady invasion of technology into our lives, it was only inevitable that metrics would impact the legal field. For example, now metrics can be used to measure you productivity (or non-productivity) at work. Happily, lawyers offer a somewhat intangible good, so we cannot be measured quite […]