Walmart Counters Amazon With More Online Retail
Refusing to lose market share to Amazon the way Sears, J.C. Penney, Abercrombie & Fitch, Macy’s, and Target have, Walmart is fighting back against the online retailer's onslaught. ...
Economic Commentary
Growing Pension Crisis Looms Over Wall Street
Discussion about pension plans being in trouble ignores the big elephant: the nation’s national debt. ...
Why Congress Must Vote to Audit the Fed
VIDEO - In this segment, The New American's Alex Newman takes on the central bank and its ridiculous secrecy. With the secretive Federal Reserve creating trillions out of thin air to...
Debt-ceiling Charade Begins Again
When it comes to the budget, spending, and paying the bills, words such as ceiling, suspension, and extension mean nothing. It’s a game. Congress spends the money, the Treasury pays the...
Phasing Out the Federal Reserve
VIDEO - Constitutional expert Robert Brown discusses possible directions towards abolishing the Federal Reserve. With the Federal Reserve's strong influence over the market, Brown sees abolishment as a needed gradual process...
Harvard’s New Endowment Manager Shakes Things Up After Dismal Performance
Harvard's new endowment manager, Narv Narvakar, has shaken things up after a dismal performancee, but he is repeating the mistakes of the old manager. ...
Heritage Foundation Blames Obama Admin. for America’s Economic Decline
In commenting on the current state of economic decline in our country, the Heritage Foundation is following the First Rule of Holes: If you're in one, stop digging. ...
Is Vancouver Tax on Foreign Investors a Lesson for Trump?
The impact of the 15-percent “foreign buyer transfer tax” levied by Vancouver, Canada, was felt almost immediately: Real estate prices started falling, builders are cancelling, workers are being laid off, and...
Intel’s Announcement of New Arizona Plant Negates Trade Deficit Concerns
Brian Krzanich, head of Intel, probably didn’t know he was making the case for free trade, despite the fact that trade deficits happen, when he announced from the White House on...
ALEC, United Van Lines Study: People Moving to Lower-tax States
The latest Rich States, Poor States study from the American Legislative Exchange Council and United Van Lines confirms both logic and history: people move to lower-tax, business-friendly states. ...
National Debt Under Obama Grew by $9 Trillion — 86 Percent
Data from the Treasury Department indicates that the national debt under President Barack Obama grew by about $9 trillion, or an increase of 86 percent. ...
National Debt Increases by $1,054,647,941,626.91 in 2016
Data posted on the Treasury Department’s website indicates that the federal government’s total public debt outstanding increased by $1,054,647,941,626.9 during 2016. ...
Japanese Investment in Florida Satellite Company May Create 3,000 Jobs
The Japanese hi-tech giant SoftBank announced that it has agreed to invest $1 billion in OneWeb, a satellite manufacturing firm in Florida, creating as many as 3,000 jobs. ...
UPDATE: Dallas Pension Plan Stops Early Withdrawals
Dallas' decision to stop lump-sum withdrawals from a special retirement fund for police and firemen that is billions short in funds just stops the financial bleeding. It does not cure the...
U.S. Steel Latest to Bring Jobs Back to the United States
"Upside sensitivity" analyses are the new buzz-words, as companies begin to make plans to invest in the U.S. economy. ...