1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (801+ words) Something strange is happening in Washington. A generation of investors and entrepreneurs who built careers championing private capital and intuitively understood the power of market discipline and limited government have joined the Trump administration, taking charge of hundreds of billions…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (652+ words) Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change. They listen to people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who says, "Capitalism " is the absolute pursuit of profit at all human, environmental and social cost. That is not…...

3+ day, 52+ min ago  (548+ words) The new consumer prices report showing a 3. 8% price rise in April confirms what Americans have been complaining about for months: Inflation is continuing to squeeze family budgets. It's indisputable that oil and fertilizer supply disruptions in the Middle East are…...

4+ day, 42+ min ago  (731+ words) The U. S. national debt just crossed a once-unthinkable threshold on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II: It now exceeds 100% of America's gross domestic product. As of March 31, our publicly held debt was $31. 27 trillion, while…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (624+ words) Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced last week that he's going to remain on the Federal Reserve Board until 2028 even as he by law surrenders his chairmanship. The announcement came even after President Donald Trump agreed to drop his unwise lawsuit…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (645+ words) minotdailynews. com Who is monitoring debt? People of a certain age will recall a lyric from the Tennessee Ernie Ford song "Sixteen Tons: "Another day older and deeper in debt. I thought of that song as Secretary of War Pete…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (387+ words) But the economy plods along regardless, and there's now a monumental issue that's flying beneath the radar: tariff refunds, with the Trump administration quietly rolling out their system to refund importers for tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down much…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (674+ words) Prices rise. People blame capitalism. President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are "excessive." So I was surprised to see economist Donald…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (589+ words) There is a difference between confidence and comfort, between projecting strength and actually possessing it. In today's American economy, that difference is becoming harder to ignore. President Donald Trump speaks often of resilience, growth and dominance. The language is bold,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (565+ words) Politicians say they can "make the economy work better." I once believed they could. But years of reporting taught me that politicians" attempts to "fix" the economy usually make things worse. Twenty years ago, Republicans and Democrats helped create the…...