Economy
Study: Businesses, Taxpayers Fleeing High-tax States
When allowed the freedom to choose, people and businesses choose to live where they're able to keep more of their money. ...
Sovereignty, Other Concerns Slow TPP Negotiations
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, a key part of Barack Obama’s efforts to use "trade" agreements (treaties) to transfer econmic and political power to...
Read moreBig Tobacco Eyes Easing Restrictions Via TTIP
Tobacco lobbyists are reportedly negotiating with trade representatives from the EU and the United States for less restrictive regulations in the Transatlantic Trade...
Read moreLawsuit by Three Uber Drivers Could Overturn the Gig Economy
Three Uber drivers could kill the nascent "gig" or "sharing" economy in its crib by suing to be deemed "employees" of the company,...
Read moreCommunist China Dumps U.S. Debt Amid Economic Turmoil
Facing an imploding stock market and the potential for even more widespread economic chaos, the dictatorship ruling mainland China — the top foreign...
Read moreMinimum Wage Hikes Compel Restaurants to Consider “No-Tipping” Policies
Minimum wage hikes have provided restaurant owners across the country the opportunity to tackle what many have criticized to be unfair tipping practices....
Read moreLatest Report: Technology Is “A Great Job Creating Machine,” Not a Job Destroyer
After reviewing 140 years of data in England and Wales, the consulting firm Deloitte just reported that technology has actually created more jobs...
Read moreShell Gets Final Approval to Drill in the Arctic Ocean
On Monday the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a final approval to allow Royal Dutch Shell to start drilling an exploratory oil...
Read moreCommerce Department Loosens Ban on Oil Exports
In a remarkable confluence of common sense and establishment approval, Congress is likely to look favorably upon eliminating the U.S. oil export ban...
Read moreTrickle of Companies Leaving Illinois Turning Into a Flood
Illinois is a poster child for progressive politics and their inevitable painful results. ...
Read moreSaudi Arabia’s Cash Reserves Dwindling, Forcing It to Borrow
The Saudis are caught in a pickle: Cut oil production and lose market share, or continue to pump until they're out of money....
Read moreWhat’s the Cause of the U.S. Egg Shortage?
VIDEO - Writer Rebecca Terrell discusses the current egg shortage that is happening in the United States. The question is posed whether government...
Read moreChinese 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. ...
Read moreHome Ownership Rate Lowest Since President LBJ
Census Bureau records show that home ownership has dropped to the lowest level since 1967, despite government intervention in the economy to achieve...
Read more“Sharing,” or “Gig,” Economy Catching Flak From Democrats
The Internet continues to drive the "sharing" economy while confounding statists who want to control it. ...
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