Money & The Economy

It Turns Out Americans Intend To Spend As Normal For The Holidays, Despite Media Fearmongering About Tariffs

U.S. consumers are still planning to spend a solid amount on gifts this holiday season despite previously gloomy predictions, according…

10 months ago

Women in Construction: Building Careers and Breaking Barriers

More women are entering careers that used to be almost entirely male. It's happening everywhere, from construction sites to tech…

10 months ago

Major US Ally’s Trade Rules Could Cost Americans Half A Trillion, Study Finds

A new study reports South Korea’s trade and regulatory policies could cost Americans as much as $500 billion or more…

10 months ago

Rent Prices Are Ballooning In Major US City Following Pervasive Fraud By Bums With Low Credit Scores

Atlanta appears to have become the poster child for a nationwide surge in rental-application fraud, and landlords are paying the price.…

10 months ago

Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Is On Track To Cut Interest Rates Once Again

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Tuesday that the central bank may be on track to lower its interest rate…

10 months ago

Fed’s Daly Warns ‘Softening’ US Job Market May Soon Become ‘More Worrisome’

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly warned on Thursday that the “softening” U.S. job market could become “more…

10 months ago

Small Businesses Feeling The Squeeze As Government Shutdown Drags On

Some U.S. businesses are facing a spate of difficulties amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to the Wall Street Journal…

10 months ago

Tether’s Newly Minted “American” Stablecoin Is Not Really American

Tether, the offshore crypto giant, wants you to believe it has suddenly become an American company. After building its empire…

11 months ago

Major Auto Companies Reportedly Race To Save Sunsetting Tax Credit For Green Boondoggles

Several major auto companies are rushing to enlist dealers in programs that would effectively extend the $7,500 electric vehicle (EV)…

11 months ago

Shale Execs Complain Of ‘Broken’ Prospects In New Survey

In his remarks at this week’s U.N. Climate Week conference, President Donald Trump reminded the U.N. general assembly that “we…

11 months ago