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Trump Effect: +263,000 Jobs in March
According to a report released Wednesday, the American economy created 263,000 jobs indicating accelerating growth in the critical manufacturing and…
Read More »Amazon to refund $70 million in unauthorized in-app charges
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ruled Tuesday that parents of children who racked up charges through in-app purchases could get…
Read More »Consumer Confidence Index Increased Sharply in March
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in February, improved sharply in March. The Index now stands at…
Read More »Watch: Does Big Government Kill Small Businesses?
Small businesses employ over 57 million Americans. And yet, the government’s taxes and regulations overwhelmingly favor big businesses at the…
Read More »Weaning dependents is always hard!
Weaning is when a baby transitions from breast milk to other sources of nourishment. Weaning children from anything is tough.…
Read More »Trump: ‘Era of economic surrender for United States is over’
President Donald Trump told automobile manufacturing executives, union leaders, and workers Wednesday that he would be directing the EPA and…
Read More »First Trump Administration Jobs Report: 235,000 New Jobs, 4.7% Unemployment
President Trump has celebrated two blow-out jobs reports out earlier this week and today’s BLS report is no different. The…
Read More »Remington Arms lays off 122 workers
Remington Arms Company announced Wednesday that it had laid off 122 workers from its manufacturing plant in Ilion, NY. Remington…
Read More »U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Jump More Than Expected
With layoffs at 45-year lows, more Americans filed initial jobless claims than analysts had expected. A Department of Labor report showed…
Read More »ADP Report: Trump’s First Full Month Brings ‘Blowout’ 298,000 New Jobs
American employers added 298,000 new jobs in February which beat analyst expectations by more than 100,000. Global payroll firm ADP…
Read More »There Is No Gender Wage Gap
Is there a gender wage gap? Are women paid less than men to do the same work? Christina Hoff Sommers,…
Read More »Gander Mountain Preparing to File for Bankruptcy Protection
In a firearms market that is increasingly turning to online purchases, another firearms retail giant is reported to be preparing…
Read More »Why Are Your Payroll Taxes So High?
Did you know the government deducts money out of every paycheck you get? Do you know where that money goes?…
Read More »EPA Warned that Trump to Sign Executive Orders Affecting the Agency
Trump’s campaign promises are about to hit the Environmental Protection Agency by way of executive orders undoing eight years of…
Read More »The Rise and Fall of Yahoo!
Yahoo! was once one of the most valuable companies on earth, recently they’ve crashed and burned. The big question is…
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