3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (582+ words) For two decades, the Federal Reserve has behaved less like a central bank and more like the nation’s emergency room physician, trauma counselor and part-time life coach. Markets sneeze, the Fed reaches for liquidity. Congress overspends, the Fed absorbs the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1092+ words) Americans may be paying a hidden “lawsuit tax” through higher insurance premiums and higher prices for everyday goods, as trucking companies face rising litigation costs from staged crashes, massive settlements and “nuclear verdicts.” “Abusive litigation practices against the trucking industry…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (652+ words) Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is facing heated backlash for defending a $9 cup of coffee as a worthwhile, “premium” experience. Appearing this past Wednesday on The Wall Street Journal’s “What’s News AM” podcast, Niccol argued that Starbucks is faring well despite…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (684+ words) There’s a famous line in the movie “The Graduate” where a young Dustin Hoffman receives this bit of career advice from a businessman: “One word, Benjamin: plastics.” He wasn’t talking about credit cards, but he might as well have been....

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (388+ words) Federal prosecutors made a surprise visit Tuesday to the construction site of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovation project. Workers at the site refused to admit them, saying they did not have clearance in advance of the visit, according to The…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (732+ words) Recent press reports and opinion poll results declare the U.S. economy is in worse shape than it was in 2021 through 2024. This impression prevails despite very high gross domestic product growth and falling inflation in the second and third quarters of last…...

7+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (427+ words) President Donald Trump needed some good news. Dogged this month by constant media attacks on ICE operations and his administration’s less-than-ideal handling of files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump undoubtedly would prefer that voters focus on positive economic results. According…...

7+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (785+ words) Inflation came in cooler than expected in January, and the lowest annual rate that it has been since April 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden took office. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Consumer Price Index rose 2.4 percent over the…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (472+ words) The top economist at the Heritage Foundation made a compelling case for why President Donald Trump’s jobs numbers are better than the headline figure indicates. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week that a total of 50,000 jobs were added…...

8+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (323+ words) The latest inflation report delivered a political and economic win for President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index showed inflation cooling more than many experts expected, easing concerns about rising costs for American families. Markets reacted calmly as…...