Markets
Bear Market in Stocks Not Likely
Is the recent stock sell-off likely to continue? Is this a precursor to a decline in the economy? Not according to managers of...
Fed to Blame for Stock Market Selloff?
Wednesday’s selloff on Wall Street can be laid primarily at the feet of the Federal Reserve. ...
Read moreAmazon Robotics Is Automating Everything
Amazon, the largest Internet retailer in the world, purchased Kiva Systems, a robotics company specializing in shipping goods, in 2012, and it transformed,...
Read moreRepatriation of Foreign Earnings Gaining Momentum
Thanks to the Trump tax reform, major corporations with billions held overseas are bringing those billions home to be reinvested here. ...
Read moreAmerican Business Coalition Launches Anti-Tariff Campaign Against Trump
The trade tariff strategy being implemented by Trump involves patience. For this group of American companies, their patience is wearing thin. ...
Read moreU.S. Household Debt at $13.2 Trillion — Cause for Worry?
The latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York triggered all manner of financial anxiety: U.S. household debt is at an...
Read moreTrump Tax Reforms Allow Companies to Expand Benefits, Increase Wages
More and more U.S. companies are using benefits from President Trump’s tax reform program to enhance their employees’ benefits, from paying more of...
Read moreHuge Second-quarter GDP Gains; Some Say Unsustainable
President Trump’s celebrated huge second-quarter GDP gains, and on cue, the naysayers came out of the woodwork, explaining why the second quarter’s numbers...
Read moreChina’s Slowing Economy Comes at Perfect Time for Trump
Trump the negotiator most likely welcomes Chinese difficulties as leverage to get a fairer trade deal for the United States. ...
Read moreClaims for Unemployment Insurance Drop Again, Near 50-year Low
The U.S. economic juggernaut continues to power ahead, with unemployment reaching new lows. ...
Read moreU.S. Economy “Not Running Out of Workers”; Latest Jobs Report Shows More Gains
The jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released on Friday showed more than 600,000 people entering or re-entering the workforce....
Read moreADP: U.S. Economy Added 177,000 Jobs in June; May’s Numbers Revised Upward to 189,000
The U.S. economy continues to hum along, according a report by the human services company ADP, and likely to be confirmed by the...
Read moreHelp for Motorists Is Coming as Crude-oil Prices Drop Sharply
Tuesday’s sharp drop of two dollars per barrel for crude will, within weeks, push gas prices back down, perhaps to as low as...
Read moreKoch Brothers Launch Big-money Campaign Against Trump Tariffs
The Koch brothers are launching a multimillion-dollar campaign to get Congress to rescind President Trump's ability to renegotiate or withdraw from multinational trade...
Read moreMore Taxpayers Fleeing Illinois Than Any Other State
Illinois has dropped from the fifth most-populous state in the union to sixth, due largely to the state taxing them out of their...
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