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 the other hand, is gearing up to provide alternatives....
Read moreTrump “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...
Read moreAT&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...
Read moreFiat 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 its plants in Warren, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio — a...
Read moreBoomers Are Retiring, Draining Pension Plans
As Baby Boomers retire, pension promises won't be kept. What happens then? Athens? London's "Winter of Discontent?" ...
Read moreChinese Communist Wants to Own Hollywood Studio
Lenin saw the cinema as critical to Communist take-over. Now, his Chinese comrades are actually buying up the American movie industry. ...
Read moreBehind the Jobs Report: Weakness in Manufacturing, Transportation
Heading into the Christmas shopping season, manufacturing and transportation numbers should be much better than they are. ...
Read moreHanjin Bankruptcy: a Harbinger for the Global Economy?
Last week, following years of losses as the global economy has slowed, South Korean shipping giant Hanjin declared bankruptcy. More bankruptcies are likely...
Read moreU.S. Oil Shale Producers Putting OPEC Into Financial Bind
OPEC was producing crude oil at top rates to force the U.S. oil shale industry to back off. But oil prices have dropped,...
Read moreCalifornia’s Pension Plans Report Dismal Results, Increasing Shortfalls
California’s pension plans are reporting dismal results, and the fund is now about $100 billion short of meeting its future obligations. ...
Read moreStates’ Pension, Health Plans Increasingly Vastly Underfunded
There is a positive in all of the underfinanced public retirement plans: Massive implosions of pension plans will force beneficiaries to become more...
Read moreRobots Are Taking Over Agriculture
Technology will soon allow a single factory to produce more than 30,000 heads of lettuce every day, using 98 percent less water, 30...
Read moreMinimum Wage Hikes Are Costing Jobs
Economic laws cannot be overturned, no matter how hard progressives try. ...
Read moreThe Fallacy of Obama’s Job Creation
The Obama administration has loudly touted reports that the U.S. economy has generated 14.1 million new jobs over the past 70 months and...
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