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Markets Move Higher Following Crash Instigated by Obscure Agency

With Wall Street regaining its footing following the decline that started last Thursday, commentators in the mainstream media are still searching for the...

Bob Adelmann February 7, 2018

Treasury Advisory Committee Says U.S. Must Borrow Trillions, Sending Stocks Down

Bob Adelmann February 5, 2018

When an obscure advisory committee announced last Wednesday that the U.S. Treasury would have to borrow billions to fund Trump’s tax reform program,...

Americans Expect Booming Economy to Continue, Says Conference Board

Bob Adelmann January 31, 2018

The Conference Board’s January survey of consumer confidence came in at 125.4, beating December’s number and outperforming predictions of economic forecasters. ...

Amazon Opens Its First “Just Walk Out” Store in Seattle

Bob Adelmann January 22, 2018

Big gates swing on little hinges. This little store in Seattle could be just such a hinge, threatening to transform shopping experiences everywhere....

Economy Beats Forecasters Again: Jobless Claims at 45-year Low

Bob Adelmann January 19, 2018

Economists expected 250,000 new jobless claims to be filed during the week ending January 13, but claims fell to a 45-year low of...

Walmart Voluntarily Raises Its Minimum Wage

Bob Adelmann January 12, 2018

The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, announced on Thursday that it was voluntarily raising its minimum wage for new workers to $11 an hour...

Dow Smashes Through 25,000; to Smash Dems in November?

Bob Adelmann January 4, 2018

The market may be telling us about the ouctome of the mid-term elections as well. ...

November’s Jobs Report Beats Forecasters, Again

Bob Adelmann December 8, 2017

Once again economists’ forecasts fell short in November, with the surging economy generating 228,000 new jobs compared to estimates of fewer than 200,000....