JOBS Act Is Starting to Work
ClearSign Combustion in Seattle, Washington, is one of the first small “early-stage” companies to raise public capital under the JOBS Act enacted in...
Economy
The Real Unemployment Rate
The real unemployment rate is remarkably stable and it hovers around 41 percent. Â Demographically,...
Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase & The Fed: Billions & Trillions for Insiders
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's admission to a $2 billion bank loss barely counts...
Fed Approves First Communist Chinese Takeover of U.S. Bank
In a landmark step with global implications, the Federal Reserve — despite national security...
AG Secretary Tom Vilsack Uses Farm Bill to Support Obama’s Reelection
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says spending cuts proposed by House Republicans are creating an...
Ending “Too Big to Fail” Gaining Momentum?
Just two days separated a letter from Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone magazine and...
Global Government Debt Crisis Emerging
A sugar-coated analysis of the global economy released by the International Monetary Fund April...
Canada Moves Closer to Cashless Society With Digital MintChip Currency
As free market-based digital currencies like Bitcoin and e-gold continue to gain traction around...
Solar Firm That Turned Down Gov’t Loan Fails — But Are Taxpayers Really Off the Hook?
Solar Trust of America, an energy firm based in Oakland, California, declared bankruptcy on...
HUD Grant Program Awards Millions of Dollars to Leftist Groups
The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) is doling out $42 million in federal...
Goldman Sachs Reeling from Employee Charges, CFTC Fine
Goldman Sachs Corporation is facing a new wave of charges of not looking out...
Taking Stock of Obama’s Dividend Tax Hike Proposal
In his 2013 budget proposal, President Barack Obama is asking for what amounts to...
Indian Tribes Hop Aboard Obama’s “Clean Energy” Gravy Train
As part of its Tribal Energy Program, the U.S. Department of Energy is providing...
Proposed Fuel Standards Could Hurt Car Makers
The Obama administration continues to set unfavorable conditions for businesses to prosper, this time...
Foreclosure Settlement Bails Out the Big Banks
The report from The New York Times on Wednesday about the foreclosure settlement reached...
I Scream, You Scream: San Francisco Red Tape Nearly Strangles Small Businesses
San Francisco, as even casual observers of the political scene know, is one of...
Freddie Mac Bets Against Homeowners and Refinancing
Freddie Mac has again entered the spotlight as a new report claims the government-sponsored...
Gold Prices Soar on Fed News, Other Factors
A combination of several factors, including a declining dollar and the Federal Reserve’s announcement...
Unemployment Numbers, Regime Uncertainty, and Regulatory Surge
Last Friday’s unemployment numbers, on the surface at least, appeared to reflect a growing,...
Fed Didn’t Recognize Housing Crisis in 2006, Transcripts Show
Central banks are often justified on the basis that a complex, modern economy requires...