Small Businesses Bemoan ObamaCare Costs
According to the owners of Papa John's, as well as a number of other businesses, the costs of ObamaCare will force up the...
Economy
Rising Foreclosures Show Weak Economy
Foreclosures of homes are increasing, July economic reports reveal. Homes are the most important asset that ordinary Americans possess, and the value of...
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Communist China Lobbying to Take Over U.S. Oil, Lawmakers Still Concerned
American lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expressing serious concerns about a bid by the communist dictatorship ruling mainland China to...
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America’s Exploding Energy Reserves Are Also Exploding Myths
The latest report from the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) not only confirmed the explosive growth in the country’s proven reserves of oil...
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Financial News in Southern Europe Generally Grim
The latest financial news from Europe may fall into the “good news, bad news” category — although the “good news” simply means that...
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Facing Extinction at Bureaucrats’ Hands, Desk Toy Maker Fights Back
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is trying to force Buckyballs desk toys off the market over safety concerns, but the manufacturer is fighting...
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The LIBOR Scandal: Just the Tip of the Iceberg
The fines imposed on Barclays Bank by the British Financial Services Authority represent just the beginning of the exposure of the international banking...
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IMF Scandal Brews as Official Slams Incompetence, Suppression of Information
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is attracting renewed scrutiny after an outraged senior official resigned last month, saying he was “ashamed” to even...
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Businesses, Investors Protest Eminent Domain in Virginia and California
Compelled under the despotic power of a local government in Virginia, one business owner is losing his property under the government’s alleged authority...
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DOL Axes Rules to Regulate Child Farm Labor
Farmers are celebrating the defeat of a proposed federal law that would have barred children from operating power equipment on private land, which...
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Monsanto Promises Pain to EU, Assault Underway
Biotech companies such as Monsanto, with help from the U.S. government, are starting to overcome the EU's resistance to Genetically Modified crops. However,...
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Economy Tipping Over Into Recession, Again
When shipping and supply managers were quizzed about their current outlooks by two separate reporting agencies, their answers were the same: Orders are...
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Harvard Senior Fellow: Peak Oil Is History
International energy economist Leonardo Maugeri says that technology and new discoveries will increase crude oil production in the United States by 50 percent...
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JP Morgan Trading Loss Balloons to $9 Billion
When the New York Times reported that the losses resulting from the failed trade made by JP Morgan Chase (JPM) earlier this year...
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More Banks — 11 in Brazil — Face Credit Downgrades
Moody’s downgraded the credit ratings of 11 Brazilian banks on June 27. Some banks had reductions of a single level, but some went down three levels. This...
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