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...
Economic Commentary
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...
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...
National Debt Under Obama Grew by $9 Trillion — 86 Percent
Data from the Treasury Department indicates that the national debt under President Barack Obama...
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...
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...
UPDATE: Dallas Pension Plan Stops Early Withdrawals
Dallas' decision to stop lump-sum withdrawals from a special retirement fund for police and...
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...
Ford Will Keep Producing Lincoln MKC in Kentucky; Trump Claims Victory
Trump claims a victory as Ford Motor Company will keep producing Lincoln MKCs in...
Obama’s Basket of Economic Deplorables
“I think of this job as being a relay runner,” President Obama says regarding...
Investors Remember Black Monday 1987: Dow Loses 22 Percent
Though many analysts are predicting a big decline in the stock market, a repeat...
Candidates Silent as Government Spending Jumps, Deficit Increases
On Friday, the Treasury Department published the final revenue and spending numbers for the...
Economic Revitalization – Kennedy, Reagan, Obama?
The economic growth rate during each of the last eight presidential administrations (beginning with...
Would Trump’s Corporate Tax Cut Help the Economy?
Tax cuts work. It's economic ignornance about this fact that keeps them from being...
Autonomous Vehicles to Put Four Million People Out of Work?
Wolf Richter of Wolf Street is half right: AVs will displace millions. But he...