Jobs Numbers Come in Higher Once Again, Supporting Trump’s Policies
The jobs market is cooperating with President Trump, adding more than a million jobs since his election. ...
Economy
U.S. Rig Count Up, OPEC Influence Down
Despite OPEC’s attempt to manipulate world crude-oil prices to its benefit, the oil and gas rig count in the United States jumped by...
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Wall Street Facing Headwinds as Boomers Forced to Liquidate Their IRAs, 401Ks
Under the law those reaching age 70 and a half must start taking their “required minimum distributions” (RMDs) from their various tax-deferred accounts....
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Cash-only Medical Care Benefits From IRS Non-enforcement of ObamaCare Mandate
With the Internal Revenue Service's abdication, ObamaCare's doom is sealed. The free market, on the other hand, is gearing up to provide alternatives....
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Austin Booted Uber and Lyft, Startups Struggle
When politicians interfered with Uber and Lyft and ran them off, they got a playing field at a much lower level, leaving customers...
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Trump Budget Cuts Sustainability and Crony Capitalism in HUD
President Trump's budget proposal cuts funds for sustainability and crony capitalism hiding in HUD block grants to states. ...
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Trump “Slump” in Gun Sales Is Only Temporary
The high sales volume that the gun industry saw under President Obama is declining, but the "new normal" will be at a much...
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Friday’s Jobs Report Confirms Wednesday’s Blowout Numbers
Friday's Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report removes any doubt that Wednesday's robust jobs report was an aberration. By Bob Adelmann ...
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Samsung to Expand in United States, Bringing Back 500 Jobs From Mexico
The South Korean behemoth maker of consumer electronics, semi-conductors, ships, and telecommunications equipment was reported by the Wall Street Journal to be investing...
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February Jobs Numbers Explode, Blowing Past Economists’ Expectations
The ADP/Moody’s jobs report released on Wednesday showed job growth 50-percent ahead of Wall Street’s expectations: 298,000 jobs were created in February versus...
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AT&T Agrees to “Re-source” Jobs Back to United States
The union representing AT&T workers in five southern states has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Southwest that includes a promise to hire...
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Americans Eating Out Less Thanks to Higher Prices
A Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Tuesday revealed that one-third of U.S. adults are eating out less frequently than they were just three months...
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Jobs Report: Across-the-board Growth, Except for Government
The Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report for January showed a job growth of 227,000 new jobs. On the flip side, government employment...
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Success of Las Vegas SHOT Show a Harbinger for Gun Industry Growth?
The success of the Las Vegas SHOT Show may herald gun industry growth to meet increasing demand for self-protection and the relaxing of...
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OPEC Claims That U.S. Shale Producers Won’t Threaten Its Efforts to Raise Crude Oil Prices
The oil-producing world has made OPEC nearly irrelevant, but the oil minister from Saudi Arabia hasn't noticed. ...
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