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A few weeks ago the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new regulation restricting the use of mandatory arbitration clauses. If you don’t know what a mandatory arbitration clause …

Forty years ago the United States government began stockpiling crude oil, creating the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Enacted to counter the OPEC cartel’s attempts to drive up oil prices, the …

Mexico has found itself for years in the midst of a protracted struggle with drug cartels over control of the country. Cartels have taken over vast portions of the country, …

The Commerce Department is expected to introduce new guidelines that would require that all oil pipelines built, expanded, or repaired in the United States be made with American-made steel. While …

Foreign investors have been increasing their purchases of real estate in the United States, now reaching a record pace. Purchases this year are up almost 50% over last year, setting …

Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister recently stated that Kazakhstan wants a gradual exit from OPEC’s deal to cut oil production. This comes just months after OPEC agreed to extend its oil production …

Credit card processor Visa has gone public with its war on cash. The company is offering 50 small businesses in the United States $10,000 each if they agree to stop …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently cracked down on healthcare fraud by charging 412 defendants in fraudulent schemes that involved over $1.3 billion in false billings. It was one of …

Recent news reports have indicated that Gary Cohn is the top candidate to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman of the Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors. Cohn, a Democrat who …

Last week’s meeting of the G20 made headlines for a number of reasons. Anytime the leaders of the world’s 20 most powerful nations get together you can guarantee that they’re …