A month ago, bond investors were predicting that the Fed would be raising interest rates several times in 2019. Those same investors are predicting the Fed has now done its job and won’t be raising rates in the New Year.
The intergenerational conflict built into Social Security is about to heat up.
The spark that ignited the late day rally in stocks on Thursday was most likely a comment about a potential meeting between Trump and the Fed head.
While economists and pundits want to blame the stock market’s current volatility on Trump, the shutdown, or something else, the fact is that the Fed is mostly to blame.
U.S. retailers notched one of the busiest holiday seasons in years, meeting and in some cases exceeding forecasters’ already rosy outlooks.
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Good Food+Good Morals=Good Business: Boycotted Chick-fil-A Crows in Triumph
Written by Selwyn Duke
Despite being targeted by activists for destruction, it’s Chick-fil-A that now has the reason to crow: It’s poised to leapfrog a few major competitors to become our nation’s number-three fast-food chain in terms of sales, remaining behind only McDonald’s and Starbucks.
VIDEO - Even though Stockton emerged from bankruptcy a scant few years ago, the overpaid public servants have decreed it’s time to explore providing universal basic income. Will they ever gain their Utopia?
Stockton, California, to Begin “Basic Income” Welfare Program in 2019
Written by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
In 2019, Stockton, California, will become the first American city to implement a “universal basic income” program.
While President Trump is critical of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hikes, Ron Paul wants the free market to set interest rates.
U.S. Economy Remains Strong Despite Wall Street Nervousness
Written by Bob Adelmann
At bottom, Wall Street is a gigantic gambling casino where investors and money managers predict the future and then place their bets. Those trying to justify Wall Street’s present nervousness are coming up with next to nothing.
“Wage Gap” Between Men and Women Caused by Their Work Choices, Not Sexism
Written by Michael Tennant
A new Harvard study finds that the wage gap between men and women can be entirely explained by their differing work decisions, not employers' sexism.