More Than 1/3 of Americans in Households Receiving Federal Welfare
More than a third of Americans were living in households that received benefits from one or more federally funded 'means-tested" programs — commonly...
Economy
Federal Reserve: We’ll Keep Suppressing Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve Bank will keep suppressing interest rates to near-zero rates for more than a year, according to Federal Open Market Committee...
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Market Basket Tells Workers: Return by Friday or You’re Done
Employees on strike from Market Basket over the firing of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas were given until Friday to return to work or...
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Magnet Maker Fights Consumer Agency Over Regulatory Overreach
The maker of little Zen Magnets has decided to challenge the Consumer Product Safety Commission in a duel to the death. ...
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July BLS Jobs Report: The Sound of One Hand Clapping?
Tread carefully when parsing the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The real picture is much different from the headlines....
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Tax Cuts of Kansas Already Improving the State’s Economy
The economy of Kansas is beginning to revive, thanks to tax cuts by Governor Sam Brownback. Now serious cuts in state spending are...
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Crony Capitalists Rally for ExImBank Subsidies to Mega-Corporations
The rising opposition in Congress to renewal of the charter for the Export-Import Bank from Tea Party congressmen has spawned an all-out effort...
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Gas Prices Ease as U.S. Oil Production Soars
The law of supply and demand continues to confound the experts who predicted higher — and then even higher — gas prices. ...
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Study: All Jobs Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants
Last week was not good for supporters of immigration reform — with the release of two polls, the surrender by a leading proponent, and...
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Trans-Pacific Partnership (NAFTA on Steroids) Threatens Sovereignty
The TPP is "NAFTA on steroids" and will do even greater damage to the economy and sovereignty of the United States. ...
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Central Banks Now Dominate Stock Market, Study Finds
Central banks and government entities around the world are now dominant players in the stock market with some $30 trillion invested in equities...
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Chinese Economist at IMF Warns of Global Housing Bubble
IMF deputy Zhu Min has learned nothing from history, announcing another housing bubble that will be "fixed" only by more interference. ...
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Russia-China Deals: Another Nail in the Coffin for U.S. Dollar
The Kremlin and the Communist Chinese regime, through their state-controlled “companies,” have been signing major deals with each other that analysts say will...
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IMF May Move From D.C. to Beijing, Chief Says
International Monetary Fund boss Christine Lagarde shocked the world by saying IMF headquarters could someday move from Washington, D.C., to Beijing. ...
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U.S. Dairy Industry May Pull Support for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Organizations representing the milk and dairy industry have threatened to pull their support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership unless Canada and Japan agree to...
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