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‘We Don’t Want To Be Servants To The Chinese!’: Trump’s New Tariffs Against China Take Effect
The U.S. imposed a 15% tariff Sunday on Chinese imports valued at $111 billion including tools, apparel, footwear and electronics,…
Read More »Uber, Lyft Prepared To Spend $90 Million Against Bill That Would Turn Drivers into Employees
Silicon Valley giants Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are willing to spend $90 million to lobby against a California bill that…
Read More »U.S. Economy: Monetary Policy Changes at the Federal Reserve Could Send Markets Higher
By many accounts, activity in the financial markets during these past summer months has been uncharacteristically volatile. After hitting record…
Read More »Iowa Corn Farmers Association Hits Out At Trump
The Iowa Corn Growers Association said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has caused harm to its members. The Trump administration…
Read More »Tips From an Army Special Agent to Avoid Scams
Even the most innocuous data posted to a social media feed can be married up with other publicly available information…
Read More »Graham On US-China Trade War: ‘Until They Feel The Pain, They’re Not Going To Stop’
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that U.S. consumers would have to be willing to feel some pain…
Read More »Trump Hits Back At China With Tariff Increases on… Everything
President Donald Trump retaliated against China’s Friday announcement that it is increasing tariffs on U.S. goods by increasing tariffs to…
Read More »Overstock CEO Resigns Amid Fallout Over ‘Deep State’ Comments
The CEO of online retailer Overstock.com resigned abruptly Thursday amid fallout from his remarks last week about taking part in…
Read More »What Business Structure Should I Choose?
The first step to starting a business can be a little tough and somewhat frightening. However, if you do your…
Read More »How Will Facebook Libra Cryptocurrency Affect Bitcoin in the Long-term?
The announcement of Libra cryptocurrency by Facebook is bad news for Bitcoin! Libra has a good chance of getting wider…
Read More »Government Report Shows American Airlines Most Likely Carrier to Leave You Waiting on the Tarmac or to Cancel Your Flight
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its August 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on air carrier data…
Read More »Small Businesses Stay Strong in America’s Heartlands
Entrepreneurship remains strong in rural areas, despite a nationwide drop in self-employment over the past 30 years, according to data…
Read More »Ride-Hailing Company Uber Reports $5 Billion Dollar Loss
Uber Technologies, Inc. announced Thursday that it lost over $5 Billion last quarter, and experienced its slowest revenue growth ever.…
Read More »New York Times Stock Falls 20% After Weak Earnings Projection
The New York Times stock dropped 20% Wednesday after the company said ad revenue would decline in the third quarter of…
Read More »Cutting Staff, Spiking Prices: NYC Restaurants Struggle Under $15 Minimum Wage
New York City’s $15 minimum wage, which began to take effect Dec. 31, 2018, was meant to bolster earnings and…
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