Rough Road to Recovery
President Obama has claimed that America is well on its way to economic recovery, but if job figures, incomes, inflation, and debt are...
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More Americans Say Country Headed in Wrong Direction
A dozen public opinion polls and two studies by conservative think tanks show that...
USDA Approves Import of Poultry Processed in China
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Newest Jobs Report: There’s Good News, and Then…
Another report on unemployment, another slight uptick. But the numbers don't reflect reality, nor...
JPMorgan Chase Hit With China Bribery Probe
The banking giant with insider connections to the Fed is facing a new scandal,...
Taxpayers, Economic Outlook to Lose Big on the Auto Bailouts
Despite surges in revenue and a catalog of new vehicles from the U.S. auto...
Detroit Creditors’ Haircut: 90 Percent
Detroit's Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr gave just two options to those creditors gathered in...
First Time Since 1995: U.S. Produces More Oil Than It Imports
The confluence of numerous factors in both Texas and North Dakota is working to...
Slowing Economy Confirmed
There are always unintended consequences when using Keynesian economic theories to try to jumpstart...
Calls to Privatize the FAA Follow Controller Furloughs and Airport Delays
Calls to privatize government agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are likely to...
Energy Department Seizes $21 Million From Failed Hybrid Automaker
The U.S. Department of Energy says it seized $21 million from the reserve account...
FHA in Line for Taxpayer Bailout
A likely bailout of another federal housing agency has drawn fire from congressional Republicans...
Friday’s Jobs Report In Line with Reduced Expectations
Friday's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics buttressed the position of many...
Major U.S. Companies Park Money Overseas to Save on Taxes
In a stunning depiction of how bad our tax code has become, the Wall...
Friday’s Surprisingly Strong Jobs Numbers Aren’t Real
According to Friday's Labor Department report, the economy generated 236,000 new jobs in February,...
Ammo Shortages: More Than Simple Supply and Demand?
Despite much speculation that huge government agency orders for billions of rounds of ammunition...
Gas Prices May Drop in Short Term, But Will Likely Stay High
The price of gasoline, according to the Energy Information Administration, may fall in the...
Time Warner Continues to Shrink, May Sell Off Most of Its Magazines
The announcement that Time Warner may be selling most of its magazines to another...
Newsweek’s Last Print Issue Is December 31
The decision to stop printing Newsweek magazine after Monday, December 31, reflects a change...
Regulators R Us: Feds Crank Up Regulations — on Everything
Get set for the Obama administration’s post-election tsunami of business-killing, job-killing, economy-killing federal regulations....