Economy
Food Stamp Use Way Down
The number of Americans on food stamps has dropped significantly, according to Bloomberg News. ...
Time for a UBI?
Chicago is about to test an idea whose time, depending on who you talk to, might or might not have come: universal basic...
Read moreChina’s Slowing Economy Comes at Perfect Time for Trump
Trump the negotiator most likely welcomes Chinese difficulties as leverage to get a fairer trade deal for the United States. ...
Read moreClaims for Unemployment Insurance Drop Again, Near 50-year Low
The U.S. economic juggernaut continues to power ahead, with unemployment reaching new lows. ...
Read moreU.S. Economy “Not Running Out of Workers”; Latest Jobs Report Shows More Gains
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....
Read moreGold and Silver Are Money Again in Wyoming
A bill removing penalities from the use of gold and silver as specie and as legal tender is now the law in Wyoming....
Read moreADP: U.S. Economy Added 177,000 Jobs in June; May’s Numbers Revised Upward to 189,000
The U.S. economy continues to hum along, according a report by the human services company ADP, and likely to be confirmed by the...
Read moreHelp for Motorists Is Coming as Crude-oil Prices Drop Sharply
Tuesday’s sharp drop of two dollars per barrel for crude will, within weeks, push gas prices back down, perhaps to as low as...
Read moreU.S. Economic Upsurge and Trump’s Tax and Tariff Policies
With some warning that Trump's actions on trade and taxes spell impending economic doom, the facts speak otherwise. ...
Read moreTrump Reviving Deep State ExIm Bank?
President Trump's nomination for a new ExIm Bank president suggests he favors reviving the bank notorious for subsiding communist regime's acquisition of sensitive...
Read moreKoch Brothers Launch Big-money Campaign Against Trump Tariffs
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...
Read moreAmericans’ Satisfaction Highest in 12 Years, Says Gallup
James Carville was right: Americans vote their pocketbooks. ...
Read moreRevenues Grow but Spending Grows Faster — and Deficit Explodes
For the fiscal year through May, tax revenues of $217 billion were overwhelmed by government spending of $363 billion, creating a fiscal-year-to-date deficit...
Read moreMore Good News for the U.S. Economy: Job Openings Set New Record
Though jobs are plentiful, some economists are predicting a downturn, which recalls the truism that economic forecasting makes weather forecasting look good. ...
Read moreRobust Jobs Report Erases Concerns About a Slowdown
The improving U.S. economy appears to be having another ameliorative effect: Talk of the "blue wave" in the Novmber elections has all but...
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