Electric Car Push Could Mean Fewer and Lower Paying American Jobs
(Associated Press) If U.S. consumers ever ditch fuel burners for electric vehicles, then the United Auto Workers union is in trouble.
Gone
would be thousands of jobs at engine and transmission plants across the
industrial...
Felony Charges for Couple that Went on Spending Spree After Bank Error
(WNEP) Robert and Tiffany Williams made their first court appearance after being arrested and charged with four felony counts of theft.
They are accused of spending thousands of dollars that wasn't theirs. Investigators say $120,000 was accidentally...
Index Tracks How Trump’s Tweets Move Markets
(Associated Press) Financial markets have become so in thrall to President Donald Trump's tweets that J.P. Morgan has created an index to help identify how much volatility they're creating.
Strategists at the bank developed the...
Gold Market Manipulation: Conspiracy Theory or Fact?
(Chris Powell / Money Metals News Service) While most market analysts who have denied central bank and government intervention against gold have long since gone silent on the issue, Managing Partner Jeff Christian of...
Americans Seek Negative Interest Mortgages from Danish Banks
(Yahoo Finance) Two weeks ago Jyske Bank, Denmark’s third-largest bank, shocked the world by offering mortgages with a negative interest rate. Put simply, the bank would effectively pay customers to borrow money. It’s a...
September Is the Worst Month for Stocks
(Associated Press) If you thought August was a rough month for stocks, you might want to brace yourself for this month.
Stocks tumbled in August, handing the S&P 500 its second monthly loss this...
Fed Chairman Powell Sees No Recession Ahead
(Associated Press) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the Fed is not expecting a U.S. or global recession. But it is monitoring a number of uncertainties, including trade conflicts, and...
Progressives Try to Shutter Businesses Owned by Trump Supporters
(Dan E. Way, Liberty Headlines) The Steel City’s free market could corrode under a progressive attempt to publicly shame and shut down businesses owned by supporters of President Donald Trump.
KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh reported Tuesday that a...
Ex Fed Governor Proposes Using Monetary Policy to Punish Trump
By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange
Everybody knows that President Donald Trump favors larger scale reductions in interest rates. He wants to stimulate the economy and stock market ahead of next year’s election.
Fed policymakers are...
