Markets
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...
Treasury Advisory Committee Says U.S. Must Borrow Trillions, Sending Stocks Down
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,...
Read moreAmericans Expect Booming Economy to Continue, Says Conference Board
The Conference Board’s January survey of consumer confidence came in at 125.4, beating December’s number and outperforming predictions of economic forecasters. ...
Read moreAmazon Opens Its First “Just Walk Out” Store in Seattle
Big gates swing on little hinges. This little store in Seattle could be just such a hinge, threatening to transform shopping experiences everywhere....
Read moreEconomy Beats Forecasters Again: Jobless Claims at 45-year Low
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...
Read moreWalmart Voluntarily Raises Its Minimum Wage
The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, announced on Thursday that it was voluntarily raising its minimum wage for new workers to $11 an hour...
Read moreDow Smashes Through 25,000; to Smash Dems in November?
The market may be telling us about the ouctome of the mid-term elections as well. ...
Read moreNovember’s Jobs Report Beats Forecasters, Again
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....
Read moreTotal Black Friday Sales Set Records; Cyber Monday Also Likely a Record
Preliminary numbers show that online sales on Thanksgiving and Black Friday surged to record highs, with Cyber Monday sales likely to do the...
Read more“Trump’s” Stock Rally Best Since 1945
Stock prices were predicted to drop after Donald Trump won the election a year ago, but the Dow has risen 5,000 points since...
Read moreU.S. Economy Continues to Surprise to the Upside
One measure of how the U.S. economy continues to exceed expectations is the Economic Surprise Index published by Citigroup, which is used to...
Read moreDow Crosses 23,000 for the First Time in History
The Dow hits another new high, raising expectations, and concerns, about its future. ...
Read moreEthanol Supporters Fight to Keep Government Regulations
Those in favor of continued government support for ethanol are angry with President Trump and his EPA director, Scott Pruitt. ...
Read moreCarbondale, Illinois Seizes Eclipse Opportunity to Boost Its Economy
"Carpe Diem" should be Carbondale's motto, as it has indeed "seized the day" in terms of making the most of profiting from the...
Read moreMorgan Stanley: Tesla Not as Green as You Think
A true free market just might decide that Tesla doesn't deserve to stay in business. Government interference won't allow it. ...
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