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Claims for Unemployment Insurance Drop Again, Near 50-year Low

The U.S. economic juggernaut continues to power ahead, with unemployment reaching new lows. ...

Bob Adelmann July 12, 2018

U.S. Economy “Not Running Out of Workers”; Latest Jobs Report Shows More Gains

Bob Adelmann July 9, 2018

The jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released on Friday showed more than 600,000 people entering or re-entering the workforce....

ADP: U.S. Economy Added 177,000 Jobs in June; May’s Numbers Revised Upward to 189,000

Bob Adelmann July 5, 2018

The U.S. economy continues to hum along, according a report by the human services company ADP, and likely to be confirmed by the...

Help for Motorists Is Coming as Crude-oil Prices Drop Sharply

Bob Adelmann July 3, 2018

Tuesday’s sharp drop of two dollars per barrel for crude will, within weeks, push gas prices back down, perhaps to as low as...

Koch Brothers Launch Big-money Campaign Against Trump Tariffs

Bob Adelmann June 22, 2018

The Koch brothers are launching a multimillion-dollar campaign to get Congress to rescind President Trump's ability to renegotiate or withdraw from multinational trade...

More Taxpayers Fleeing Illinois Than Any Other State

Bob Adelmann May 23, 2018

Illinois has dropped from the fifth most-populous state in the union to sixth, due largely to the state taxing them out of their...

Tesla Woes: “Subsidy Entrepreneur” Elon Musk Faces Dire Market Realities

William F. Jasper May 9, 2018

High-flying “visionary” Elon Musk is finding that “public-private partnerships” have their risks. Taxpayers are learning that lesson also. ...

Canadian Case and the Loss of Sovereignty Under NAFTA

Steve Byas May 4, 2018

While free-market Americans might think the decision by the Federal Court of Canada is something to like, they should consider the implications for...

U.S. Economy Adds Another 204,000 Jobs in April

Bob Adelmann May 2, 2018

The U.S. economy continues to outperform experts' predictions, with another month of exceptional job growth. ...

With New NAFTA Looming, Activists Plan to Fight For Sovereignty

Alex Newman April 26, 2018

Despite expressing his preference for bilateral trade deals rather than multilateral “free trade” regimes that erode the sovereignty of multiple nations, President Donald...

Trump Agrees to China Talks Despite Rejecting WTO Authority

Alex Newman April 23, 2018

Despite arguing that the World Trade Organization has no authority over the issue, the Trump administration has agreed to enter into a WTO...

Dow Theory Sell? Not yet.

Bob Adelmann April 10, 2018

Was Monday's "Dow Theory" sell signal a head fake? Investment strategist Jeffrey Saut thinks so. ...

Bull Market in Stocks Continues

Bob Adelmann April 3, 2018

Despite Monday’s sharp decline of more than 600 points mid-day, it’s highly unlikely the bull market in stocks is over. ...

Communist Dictatorship Urges U.S. to Join TPP “Trade” Regime

Alex Newman March 31, 2018

The mass-murdering communist dictatorship enslaving Vietnam is urging the U.S. government to join the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pseudo-free trade regime that...