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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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...
Trump “Slump” in Gun Sales Is Only Temporary
The high sales volume that the gun industry saw under President Obama is declining,...
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...
Fiat Chrysler Announces $1 Billion Investment in U.S., Creating 2,000 Jobs
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced on Sunday that it was investing $1 billion in expanding...
Boomers Are Retiring, Draining Pension Plans
As Baby Boomers retire, pension promises won't be kept. What happens then? Athens? London's...
Chinese Communist Wants to Own Hollywood Studio
Lenin saw the cinema as critical to Communist take-over. Now, his Chinese comrades are...
Behind the Jobs Report: Weakness in Manufacturing, Transportation
Heading into the Christmas shopping season, manufacturing and transportation numbers should be much better...
Hanjin Bankruptcy: a Harbinger for the Global Economy?
Last week, following years of losses as the global economy has slowed, South Korean...
U.S. Oil Shale Producers Putting OPEC Into Financial Bind
OPEC was producing crude oil at top rates to force the U.S. oil shale...
California’s Pension Plans Report Dismal Results, Increasing Shortfalls
California’s pension plans are reporting dismal results, and the fund is now about $100...
States’ Pension, Health Plans Increasingly Vastly Underfunded
There is a positive in all of the underfinanced public retirement plans: Massive implosions...
Robots Are Taking Over Agriculture
Technology will soon allow a single factory to produce more than 30,000 heads of...
Minimum Wage Hikes Are Costing Jobs
Economic laws cannot be overturned, no matter how hard progressives try. ...
The Fallacy of Obama’s Job Creation
The Obama administration has loudly touted reports that the U.S. economy has generated 14.1...