Markets
FCC to Vote on Net Neutrality Rules on Thursday
The mindset that anything left unregulated is a sin from which we must be saved drives the latest effort from the FCC. ...
China Stock Market Off Sharply After Regulatory Crackdown
That popping sound in Shanghai isn't champagne; it's economic bubbles in securities, real estate, art, and more. ...
Read moreU.S. Businesses Failing Faster Than They’re Created
U.S.businesses are failing at a faster rate than new ones are being created, suggesting that genuine economic recovery may still be far off....
Read moreAuto Loan Bubble a Replay of Housing Mortgage Bubble?
With the number of subprime auto loans increasingly dramatically and defaults increasing apace, will the country's gains in GDP take a tumble when...
Read moreMercedes-Benz Latest to Leave New Jersey Owing to High Taxes
Taxes matter, and when escape is possible from high-tax areas such as New Jersey, escapes occur. ...
Read moreGas Prices: How Much Lower and Longer?
Lower gas prices are providing a welcome if temporary relief to beleaguered taxpayers, and we tell why prices have gone down. ...
Read moreGun Sales Triple on Black Friday
Black Friday ought to be renamed Freedom Friday, considering the dramatic increase in gun sales. ...
Read moreTaxi Union Flexes Its Muscle, Shuts Down San Francisco International Airport
Using outdated tactics to gain clout, the taxi union's shutdown of San Francisco International Airport on Monday night merely hastens the day of...
Read moreObama’s “Net Neutrality” Rules: Threat to Free Speech
President Obama's November 10 announcement that he would seek the “strongest possible rules” through the Federal Communications Commission to enforce "net neutrality" will...
Read moreU.S. Tax Code Puts America 32nd Out of 34 Countries
Just as Washington is revving up to impose limits on "tax inversions" on corporations seeking tax havens in other countries, along comes this...
Read moreMarket Basket Employees Return to Work; Unions Surprised
The employees' strike and customer boycott against the Market Basket supermarket chain was ended with the reinstatement of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas after...
Read moreFederal 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...
Read moreMarket 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...
Read moreMagnet 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. ...
Read moreJuly 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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