Carbondale, Illinois Seizes Eclipse Opportunity to Boost Its Economy
"Carpe Diem" should be Carbondale's motto, as it has indeed "seized the day" in terms of making the most of profiting from the...
Economy
Morgan Stanley: Tesla Not as Green as You Think
A true free market just might decide that Tesla doesn't deserve to stay in business. Government interference won't allow it. ...
Read more
Trump Takes Credit for Banner Jobs Report
Within 15 minutes of Friday morning’s release of the July jobs numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), President Trump tweeted: “Excellent...
Read more
Robots Making Humans More Efficient, Opening Up New Jobs
Robots are increasing efficiency in manual-labor jobs such as construction and warehousing, working right alongside people. But as some jobs are replaced, new...
Read more
Texas Grows 3.9 Percent in First Quarter. California? 0.1 Percent
Purely and simply: economic growth comes from political freedom. ...
Read more
Goldilocks Stock Market Making Forecasters Nervous
There's one indicator that investors are missing when it comes to assessing the strength of the economy as it pertains to the stock...
Read more
Jobs Market Getting Tighter, Says ADP
Jobs reports are becoming less and less relevant to measuring an economy's performance. ...
Read more
Blockbuster Study: Seattle’s Minimum-wage Increases Cost Low-wage Workers $125 a Month
There are only two conclusions that might be drawn by a study that acknowledges the predicted economic pain inflicted on the poor by...
Read more
Trump, Mexico Settle Sugar Dispute Just in Time for NAFTA Renegotiations
The new sugar agreement between Mexico and the United States is a sweet deal for Big Sugar, not so much for Americans wanting...
Read more
Hartford, Connecticut’s Troubles Mounting; Looking to Invoke Bankruptcy
Hartford is the latest example of a fiscal death spiral. July 1 is the day when it runs out of both airspeed and...
Read more
Aetna Next to Leave Connecticut for Better Business Climate
Aetna isn't just leaving Connecticut — it is escaping. ...
Read more
May’s Jobs Report Stronger Than It Appears
Though May's job report doesn't look very good on the surface, a look behind the numbers shows positive developments. ...
Read more
Trump Didn’t Cause Stock Market Decline
According to nearly every major news outlet, Wednesday’s 372-point decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was Trump’s fault. ...
Read more
Kansas Bill Would Break Fed’s Currency Monopoly
A bill in Kansas would remove taxes from the buying and selling of gold, silver, and other precious metals. ...
Read more
Ruling for Big Taxi in Europe Could Spell End for Uber, Lyft, Airbnb
In the same battle between the free market and the regulators that has been going on for centuries, the European Court of Justice...
Read more