Government
Credit card defaults soar to 14-year high as Bidenomics continues to crush Americans(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Americans defaulted on their credit card loans at levels not seen since 2010, the Financial Times reported Monday. Credit card lenders wrote off $46 billion… Read More
Opinion
Putting the BS in BLS: Made-up job numbers(The Daily Signal) â New job numbers are out andâhilariouslyâpayrolls jumped 227,000, yet persons employed dropped 355,000. Are they just making it up? The numbers are from the Bureau of… Read More
Government
Inflation ticks up despite slowdown in jobs market(Daily Caller News Foundation) â 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 released… Read More
Politics
Mandate? Trump’s big win fuels talk of policy actions(The Center Square) â Former President Donald Trump is on track to potentially receive 300 electoral votes or more. He won the national popular vote by about 5 million with… Read More
Opinion
30 years of inflation crammed into less than 18 months(The Daily Signal) â 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 of wealth… Read More
Culture
The illusion of growth: How inflation skews our perception of the stock market(The Daily Signal) â 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. Although… Read More
Opinion
Inflation: The most dishonest tax(The Daily Signal) â Those in power talk about inflation as if itâs a natural occurrence. Theyâd have you believe that thereâs no more sense in blaming government leaders… Read More
Public Education
Report: Arizona ESA program to have long-term benefits for taxpayers, public schools(The Center Square) â A recent report from the Fiscal Research and Education Center shows that school choice programs may save taxpayers money despite some Arizona politiciansâ concerns about oversight… Read More
Politics
Harris grilled on border, economy in Fox News interview(The Center Square) â 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 Wednesday… Read More
Culture
Negotiators reach agreement to suspend port strike(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The International Longshoremenâs Association (ILA) suspended its port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts on Thursday after agreeing to hold off until Jan. 15… 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. Itâs a move… Read More
Government
âSleeping giantâ: US could be inches away from another economic crisis as massive port strike looms(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Tens of thousands of dockworkers could go on strike on Oct. 1 in a move that experts say could wreak havoc on American supply chains… Read More
Politics
In speech on economy, Trump calls for ‘new American industrialism’(The Daily Signal) â âTo the autoworkers in Michigan, Georgia, and all other parts of our country, I am pinpointing you for greatness,â former President Donald Trump said in… Read More
Opinion
Why have Europe’s economies flatlined since 2008?(The Daily Signal) â New numbers say the European Union has joined Japan in the âlost decadesâ brigade, with per-person gross domestic product in dollar terms nearly flat since… 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 tells… Read More
Politics
Pelosi touts job growth under Biden-Harris as job numbers revised downward(The Center Square) â 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 Biden-Harris… Read More
Politics
Critics blast Harrisâ new ‘price control’ plan as anti-capitalism(The Center Square) â 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 “price… Read More
Politics
Inflation ticks up in new federal data(The Center Square) â The Producer Price Index, a leading marker of inflation, rose last month. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the data, which showed a 0.1% increase… Read More
Opinion
Overdue: Nearly 40% of Americans can’t pay their bills(The Daily Signal) â A new poll finds that nearly 40% of Americans worry about paying the bills âmost or all of the timeââwhich is even higher than during the 2008… Read More
Culture
Historic rock bottom: More people experiencing homelessness for the first time(The Center Square) â More people than ever reported experiencing homelessness for the first time across the country, increasing 23% from 2019-2023, according to a new report. In 2023, almost… Read More