Millennials Projected to Change Spending Habits, Impact Economy
As Millennials spend less on inexpensive items and spend their savings on things such as cars and houses over the next decade, this...
Economics
Reality Check for CNN: Target’s Wage Increase Being Offset by Fewer Hours
Two years ago, CNN was delighted that Target was going to increase employee wages....
Blue-collar Employment Thriving Under Trump — Hits 50-year High
Employment levels in blue-collar jobs have been growing at their fastest rate in more...
$15 Minimum Wage Takes a Bite Out of Big Apple’s Restaurants
New York City’s restaurants are cutting staff and hours or even closing outright as...
NPR Shops at Walmart to Learn Cost of Trump’s Tariffs, Gets Big Surprise
NPR expected to show that Trump’s tariffs were costing consumers hundreds if not thousands...
Business Roundtable’s New Purpose Statement Echoes Elizabeth Warren’s “Accountable Capitalism” Bill
The Business Roundtable’s new “statement on the purpose of a corporation” puts stockholder interests...
U.S. Government Will Borrow Nearly $1 Trillion This Year
The Treasury Department announced on July 29 that the federal government is scheduled to...
CBO Counts Cost of Raising Minimum Wage to $15
Just a week before the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives is due to vote on...
Nanny State: San Francisco Approves Ban on E-cigarette Sales
San Francisco is at it again with its nanny-state policies, this time having the...
Trump: “Very Low Inflation, a Beautiful Thing!”
The Federal Reserve expects inflation to remain low, bringing out exuberance from President Trump,...
Hand-wringing Over May’s Low Jobs Numbers Is Premature
It’s far too early to be writing off the longest-running economic expansion in history,...
Jobless Claims at 50-year Low, but Raising Minimum Wage Would Stop That
Initial claims for unemployment insurance are the lowest seen since 1969, when the U.S....
Government Deficits Running $100 Billion a Month; Lenders Not Concerned
The U.S. Treasury announced on Friday that the federal government has spent $1.8 trillion...
Newark to Study “Universal Income Plan” for Its Poor
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced plans to create a commission to study the concept...
Wall Street Journal: Median Pay for CEOs Is a Million Dollars a Month
Many CEOs are making millions per year, and socialist/progressives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and...
Financial Crisis Looming for NYC as It Teeters on the Edge of Bankruptcy
According to some financial experts, New York City is currently facing the worst financial...
New York Governor Cuomo Blames Exodus of Wealthy on Trump
N.Y. Governor Cuomo blamed his state’s revenue shortfall of $2.8 billion on Donald Trump...
Buzzfeed and Other Media Suffering Financial Woes, Scrambling to Survive
At the same time that many media organizations have hitched their wagons to a...
Oxfam Report Notes Increasing Gap Between Rich and Poor, Fueling Anger
Oxfam asserts that governments are under-funding public services and failing to clamp down on...
Another Step Toward Auditing the Federal Reserve
Representative Thomas Massie kicked off the legislative New Year on January 3 with H.R....
