De Blasio, MTA, & Big Taxi Beat Uber, Lyft
At the behest of the public transportation and taxi dirvers’ unions, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill into law...
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Unsustainable: The Government Pension Pickle that Several States are Facing
State employee pensions, negotiated by greedy public employee unions and rubber-stamped by short-sighted politicians...
Zuckerberg, Facebook, Lose Billions In Stock Drop
In less than an hour on Wednesday, Facebook tycoon Mark Zuckerberg lost $16.8 billion....
Texas to Pass Iraq and Iran to Become World’s Third-largest Oil Producer
Thanks to increasing production in the Permian Basin in West Texas, Texas is set...
Trump Reviving Deep State ExIm Bank?
President Trump's nomination for a new ExIm Bank president suggests he favors reviving the...
More Good News for the U.S. Economy: Job Openings Set New Record
Though jobs are plentiful, some economists are predicting a downturn, which recalls the truism...
Federal Biofuel Mandates Are an Expensive Flop
Federal biofuel mandates have failed to accomplish their stated objectives while forcing consumers to...
Empire State Survey: Manufacturing Optimism “Tumbles”
Since the Empire State Manufacturing Survey — taken by the New York Federal Reserve...
The State Where People Are Afraid to Pump Gas — and the Gov. Wouldn’t Allow it
Should you need a license to pump gas? Some people seem to think so,...
Another Accident That Could Have Been Avoided on Government-subsidized Amtrak
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports that the Amtrak train that derailed on...
U.S. Economy Powers Through Hurricanes, Beats Forecasts With Three-percent Growth in Third Quarter
A strong economy is overriding economic turbulence, including the damage and unemployment from hurricanes,...
Many Surprises in Latest Jobless Claims Report
There are several surprises in the Department of Labor's new jobless claims statistics, pointing...
Robots Making Humans More Efficient, Opening Up New Jobs
Robots are increasing efficiency in manual-labor jobs such as construction and warehousing, working right...
Pew Research: Gap Between Promises and Assets Widens for State Pensions
The eighth wonder of the investment world — compound interest — won't be enough to bail...
Hotel Industry Using Government to Crush Airbnb
The hotel industry is lobbying government at all levels to impose regulations and taxes...