Cities Interfere in Free Market by Restricting Dollar Stores
City officials would do better to make sure to police the streets, and put out the fires, rather than to dictate how much...
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Shoppers Set Holiday Records This Year, Exceeding Expectations
The U.S. consumer continues to do what he does best: improve his standard of...
U.S. Getting Back Into Rare Earth Processing to Break China’s Monopoly
The United States will resume “rare earth elements” (REE) processing, breaking a monopoly by...
Black Friday Purchases Likely Up 4 Percent Over Last Year
Consumers continue to confound forecasters as they are on the way to setting a...
White House Says Trump Deregulations Are Raising Household Incomes
With the dead weight of federal regulations being reduced, American consumers and small business...
Negative Impact of USMCA on U.S. Cattle Industry Predicted
When it comes to the beef industry — and the pork industry — USMCA is just...
Jumps in Durable-goods Orders & Business Investment Confound Forecasters Again
Two measures of the U.S. economy were reported on Wednesday, both of which exceeded...
Commerce Department: Economy Grew 2.9 Percent Last Year, Likely to Accelerate in 2019
According to the Commerce Department, the U.S. economy grew by 2.9 percent last year....
What Recession? Jobs, Manufacturing, Consumer Sentiment All Up in January
Three reports released on Friday were good news for everyone involved in the U.S....
Bankers to Take Massive Haircut in Proposed Puerto Rican Bankruptcy Settlement
Rich Wall Street investors holding Puerto Rican bonds are going to take a big...
Good Food+Good Morals=Good Business: Boycotted Chick-fil-A Crows in Triumph
Despite being targeted by activists for destruction, it’s Chick-fil-A that now has the reason...
Tariffs’ Upside: Two Million New Steel Industry Jobs
A nonpartisan trade group representing farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and various labor groups reported on...
Fed Official Suggests Four More Interest Rate Hikes in 2019
Charles Evans of the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee says interest rates are too...
Latest NFIB Report Confirms Robust Health of U.S. Economy
Despite the volatility on Wall Street, the U.S. economy continues its remarkable record-setting recovery...
White House Forecasts 3.5 Percent GDP Growth in Third Quarter
Even Kevin Hassett, chairman of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors, fails to grasp...