Money & The Economy

Hooray! The Government is Handing out Free Money

If you and your spouse had an income of $150,000 or less last year, you are about to receive another…

5 years ago

Home buyers & mortgage brokers getting the short end of UWM’s anti-competitive stick

When mortgage rates dropped below 3 percent in July for the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. experienced a spike…

5 years ago

Target Announces It’s Abandoning Its Minneapolis Headquarters. Here’s Why It’s No Surprise

Target Corporation, the eighth largest retailer in the United States, announced in an email to employees on Thursday that it…

5 years ago

This Step-By-Step Guide Will Renew America’s Economy

Calvin Coolidge once said, “the chief business of the American people is business. [We] are profoundly concerned with producing, buying,…

5 years ago

40% of Small Business Owners Are Having Trouble Filling Job Openings. Here’s Why.

A whopping 40 percent of small business owners were unable to fill job openings last month—a seven-point increase from January.…

5 years ago

Rent Control Is Making a Comeback in US Cities – Even as It Proves a Disaster in Europe

Theresa Dolata’s voice broke when she urged Minneapolis city leaders to support amendments that would give council members the authority…

5 years ago

As Delays Mount, Lawmakers Agree To More Time For Businesses To Apply For COVID-19 Payroll Loans

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers agreed to extend the deadline for small business owners to apply for a government…

5 years ago

Death of the Cinema? World’s Largest Movie Theater Chain AMC Lost $4.6 Billion In 2020

AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest movie theater chain, lost a whopping $4.6 billion in 2020 as pandemic-related laws forced cinemas…

5 years ago

New Jobless Claims Drop Slightly To 712,000

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased slightly to 712,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer…

5 years ago

When Teens Fall In Love With Economics

Teenagers are often unfairly stereotyped as idle and frivolous. But, the teenage years can be an incredible time of ingenuity,…

5 years ago