Chinese Plunge Protection Team Failing to Stem Stock Market Declines
Individual investors in China's stock markets are cannon fodder for insiders' manipulations, just as they are in the United States. ...
Economy
Home Ownership Rate Lowest Since President LBJ
Census Bureau records show that home ownership has dropped to the lowest level since...
“Sharing,” or “Gig,” Economy Catching Flak From Democrats
The Internet continues to drive the "sharing" economy while confounding statists who want to...
David Cameron: We Will “Rue the Day” We Defeat the TTIP
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron accuses opponents of making up stories to scupper the...
Support to Lift Crude Oil Export Ban About to Overwhelm Obama
Two Obama supporters, the Laborers’ International Union and the International Union of Operating Engineers,...
Fracking Is Boosting Reshoring of American Jobs
The ripple effect of the fracking revolution continues to surprise, now impacting reshoring decisions...
Export-Import Bank’s Charter Expires, for the Moment
After Congress failed to renew it, the charter for the U.S. Export-Import Bank lapsed...
Courtney Love Got “Ubered” in Paris
Courtney Love, the widow of rock star Kurt Cobain, got caught in the middle...
Colt Gun Maker Declares Bankruptcy
Colt, the iconic gun maker, had its opportunities to survive and prosper, but either...
As TPA Trips Along in U.S., TTIP Vote Stalls in European Parliament
A vote in the European Parliament on the TTIP was postponed in the face...
Stock Market Wipes Out All Gains for the Year
It wasn't just the Dow that dropped on Monday. Its sister indicators were down...
U.S. Economy Goes Negative in the First Quarter
The economy went negative in the first quarter, with precious little evidence that it...
Atlanta Fed Drops GDP Growth Estimate to Under One Percent
The Atlanta branch of the Federal Reserve System's GDPNow has a record of embarrassing...
Moody’s Lowers Chicago’s Debt Rating to Junk Status
Moody's has cut Chicago's debt two levels to junk status, belying Mayor Rahm Emanuel's...
New York’s Fracking Ban Hurting Upstate New Yorkers
Ignoring economic reality, political ideologues ban the very activity that could solve the problems...
China Export Shipping Declines by Two-thirds
Exports from China have fallen off a cliff as Keynesian economic "remedies" are used...
Cachet Fades: Hybrid Owners Trading for SUVs
The cachet of hybrid electric vehicles is fading, along with the myth that the...
Hillary Finally Comes Clean: The Economy Is “Stalled”
Reality has forced Hillary to admit what most voters already know: The economy has...
Trade Promotion Authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
VIDEO - Andy Ramirez reports on Trade Promotion Authority, an executive power that...
Trinity Church Lawsuit Threatens Walmart’s Freedom to Sell Guns
If Walmart’s appeal of a court's November ruling fails, it'd be a victory for...