World
Within a month, 6 largest US banks leave UN Net-Zero Banking Alliance(The Center Square) – Within one month of each other, six of the largest U.S. banks left the United Nations Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) not soon after Donald Trump… Read More
Government
Biden admin blocks Japanese company’s $15 billion takeover of U.S. Steel(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Biden administration blocked Nippon Steel’s roughly $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel Friday. A national security review referred the decision to the… Read More
Government
Credit card defaults soar to 14-year high as Bidenomics continues to crush Americans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Americans defaulted on their credit card loans at levels not seen since 2010, the Financial Times reported Monday. Credit card lenders wrote off… Read More
Opinion
Putting the BS in BLS: Made-up job numbers(The Daily Signal) – New job numbers are out and—hilariously—payrolls jumped 227,000, yet persons employed dropped 355,000. Are they just making it up? The numbers are from the… Read More
Government
Inflation ticks up despite slowdown in jobs market(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Inflation rose slightly in October despite a massive slowdown in job growth in the same month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report… Read More
Opinion
30 years of inflation crammed into less than 18 months(The Daily Signal) – Make no mistake, the recent scourge of inflation and high interest rates has been a heist buried beneath economic jargon. It has transferred a tremendous amount… Read More
Culture
The illusion of growth: How inflation skews our perception of the stock market(The Daily Signal) – Americans can readily see the effects of record-high inflation every time they shop. Prices have soared, from the grocery store to the gas pumps. Read More
Opinion
Inflation: The most dishonest tax(The Daily Signal) – Those in power talk about inflation as if it’s a natural occurrence. They’d have you believe that there’s no more sense in blaming… Read More
Public Education
Report: Arizona ESA program to have long-term benefits for taxpayers, public schools(The Center Square) – A recent report from the Fiscal Research and Education Center shows that school choice programs may save taxpayers money despite some Arizona politicians’ concerns about… Read More
Politics
Harris grilled on border, economy in Fox News interview(The Center Square) – Vice President Kamala Harris sparred with Fox News host Bret Baier on immigration, the economy and former President Donald Trump in an exclusive interview on… Read More
Culture
Negotiators reach agreement to suspend port strike(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) suspended its port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts on Thursday after agreeing to hold off until Jan. Read More
Politics
Experts: Harris backing of nationwide port strike imperils economic message, presidential campaignVice President Kamala Harris offered her full-throated support for striking workers with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) who walked out on the job this week over wages. It’s… Read More
Government
‘Sleeping giant’: US could be inches away from another economic crisis as massive port strike looms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Tens of thousands of dockworkers could go on strike on Oct. 1 in a move that experts say could wreak havoc on American supply… Read More
Politics
In speech on economy, Trump calls for ‘new American industrialism’(The Daily Signal) – “To the autoworkers in Michigan, Georgia, and all other parts of our country, I am pinpointing you for greatness,” former President Donald Trump said… Read More
Opinion
Why have Europe’s economies flatlined since 2008?(The Daily Signal) – New numbers say the European Union has joined Japan in the “lost decades” brigade, with per-person gross domestic product in dollar terms nearly flat… Read More
Government
Fed rate cut ‘expected,’ economy still ‘teetering on the edge,’ economist saysInterest rates could drop as early as next month after a Federal Reserve announcement Friday, but the economy may need much more help, one economist… Read More
Politics
Pelosi touts job growth under Biden-Harris as job numbers revised downward(The Center Square) – Early in her brief speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, former House Speaker and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi touted the successes of the… Read More
Politics
Critics blast Harris’ new ‘price control’ plan as anti-capitalism(The Center Square) – Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is taking fire for her new “price-gouging” ban that critics say is little more than communism-style… Read More
Opinion
Overdue: Nearly 40% of Americans can’t pay their bills(The Daily Signal) – A new poll finds that nearly 40% of Americans worry about paying the bills “most or all of the time”—which is even higher than during the… Read More
Opinion
Middle America rattled by jobs report(The Daily Signal) – For the past four years, inflation has rattled local small businesses across the country. The inflation rate peaked in 2022, but of course the cost of goods never… Read More