Tag: Economy
Stock Market Heads for Another Set of Records
(Associated Press) U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading on Monday as investors extended a rally that puts the major indexes on...
Asset Manager: “When This Thing Implodes, We Are All Screwed”
"When this thing implodes, we are all screwed. On a global scale, we have never before created such a magnificent bubble. These central bankers...
Retailers Seek to Stretch Shortened Holiday Shopping Season
(Associated Press) All they want for Christmas is more time.
Faced with the
shortest holiday shopping season since 2013, retailers are trying to
figure out...
Rand Paul: These Democrats Support Communism, Media Doesn’t Care
(Steve Watson, Summit News) Senator Rand Paul has warned that Democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are being allowed to openly advocate...
Trump Touts Prospects for Tentative Trade Truce with China
(Associated Press) President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. and China are working to secure a new site to sign a tentative trade...
Scary Surge in Halloween Candy Prices Suggests Inflation Could Haunt Economy
(David Deull, IHS Markit) The tradition never dies - dropping gobs of cash on delicious confections and ghastly getups for Halloween. This year, Americans...
Fed Cuts Rates But Signals a Likely Pause
(Associated Press) The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion...
14 Signs the U.S. Economy May Be Teetering Toward Recession
(Michael Snyder, Economic Collapse Blog) There should no longer be any doubt that the U.S. economy is slowing down, but most Americans still don’t...
U.S. Economy Posts 1.9% Growth Rate in Spite of “Boneheads” at...
(Associated Press) The U.S. economy slowed to a modest growth rate of 1.9% in the summer as consumer spending downshifted and businesses continued...
Workers Beset by Student Loan Debt Seek Bailouts from Their Employers
(Associated Press) Americans collectively owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student loans — more than twice the total a decade ago. It's a burden...
