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Jim Cramer Tells Powerball Winner to Invest in Bitcoin. Here’s Why
Millions of hearts broke Thursday when people woke to find out somebody else won the $731.1 million Powerball drawing. (Including…
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Why a One-Size-Fits-All Federal Minimum Wage Makes Zero Sense
President Joe Biden’s new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal includes a surprising provision: raising the federal minimum wage to $15.…
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Nearly 20% Of American Renters Are Behind On Payments, Analysis Shows
About 18% of renters, or roughly 10 million people, in the U.S. are behind on their monthly payments as of…
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New Research Debunks Claim That a $15 Minimum Wage Would Not Reduce Employment
President Joe Biden is pushing a federal $15 minimum wage in his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, and the…
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Psaki Says Treasury Department Is Proceeding To Place Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the Treasury Department is proceeding to place Harriet Tubman on the…
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Here’s How Government Can Help Small Businesses Decimated By Pandemic Restrictions
Elected officials have largely fallen short of protecting small businesses nationwide throughout the pandemic, even as they have continued to…
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Biden’s Energy Executive Orders Will Have ‘Huge Costs’ On American Families, Economist Says
Nick Loris, an economist with the Heritage Foundation, spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation’s Samantha Renck about President Joe…
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Produce Shortages Possible As Workers Strike For Higher Wages
Produce distributed by Labor, the largest U.S. wholesale produce market, faces possible shortages as the company’s workers protest in favor…
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China Fails To Purchase Amount Of US Goods Promised In Phase One Trade Deal, Report Finds
China came $73.1 billion short of the total amount of U.S. goods it promised to purchase in the phase one…
Read More » New Jobless Claims Decrease To 900,000
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 900,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the…
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A Thousand Fast Food Workers Strike For Increased Minimum Wage Over MLK Weekend
Roughly 1,000 American fast-food workers around the country went on strike Friday to protest for a $15 minimum wage and…
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Everyone Should Prepare for a Biden Economy
Economic indicators have taken a nosedive as the inauguration of President-elect Biden nears. Businesses are preparing. Are you? Beijing Biden…
Read More » Democrats Delayed Stimulus Too Long: New Jobless Claims Spike To 965,000, Worse than Expected
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 965,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the…
Read More »December jobs report show that the second stimulus was too little and too late
The Labor Department’s recently released jobs report shows that the economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. That is the first month since…
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Corporations Halt Political Donations After Capitol Riot
Some of the largest corporations in the United States have said that they are pausing their political donations in the…
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