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Tyler Curtis: Mainstreet Act could cause next financial crisis (Opinion)
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (394+ words) Stack of money Stack of $100 dollar bills Following a series of major bank failures in early 2023, federal policymakers have been pushing for more deposit insurance in order to avert the next financial crisis. Their solution is more likely to cause…...
The US lost a surprising 92,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (675+ words) FILE - Construction workers install a lumber roof at a new home build Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Laveen, Ariz. WASHINGTON " American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to…...
Roger Hanshaw: The economy is the boulder (Opinion)
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (620+ words) Roger Hanshaw: The economy is the boulder (Opinion)Charleston Gazette-Mail One of my clients is an excavation contractor. He told me a couple of years ago his business was robust because of a steady supply of what he characterized as…...
West Virginia Launches Ambitious Initiative to Revitalize Employment
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (145+ words) Governor Patrick Morrisey has launched a new statewide plan called Grow West Virginia, designed to stimulate job creation and open new avenues of opportunity for residents throughout the state. Speaking at a Thursday news conference, Morrisey highlighted this initiative as…...
Lillian Kriese: Tariffs are starting to cost us (Opinion)
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (639+ words) Protectionist policies sacrifice efficiency for the sake of political gain. Rather than increasing productivity, tariffs merely redistribute resources toward producers in the protected industry and the government. Although tariffs are economically disastrous, their concentrated benefits and diffused costs often make…...
Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hiring
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1011+ words) FILE - An Amazon same-day delivery fulfillment shipping center is in Woodland Park, New Jersey, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. American Christmas LLC, which creates elaborate holiday installations for commercial properties such as New York's Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall, plans…...
Guest editorial: A national debt crisis just became more likely
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (424+ words) Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, walks to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The odds of a federal debt crisis just got more daunting. Last week, Congress…...
NFIB: Labor quality remains a top problem for small businesses
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (334+ words) Small business owners report job openings they could not fill in June for the busy summer months, according to a report from the NFIB. The National Federation of Independent Businesses' (NFIB) June jobs report found that 36% (seasonally adjusted) of small…...