"economy"

In the wake of last week’s stock market drops, President Trump placed the blame squarely on the Federal Reserve and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump, who has stated in the …

Last week’s movements in stock markets were a wake-up call for investors of all stripes. Only days after reaching record highs the Dow Jones plummeted once again, dropping nearly 1,400 …

The average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage rose above 5% this week for the first time since 2011. And while that’s still a relatively low rate historically speaking, the …

The Dow Jones on Wednesday suffered its third-largest one-day point drop ever, ending the day down more than 830 points. That was a major wake-up call for those who thought …

Political division is higher than ever nowadays. Left-wingers and right-wingers hate each other to no end and they both believe that the opposing side is what is standing in the …

Many people from all across the political spectrum automatically assume that government public schools are good and necessary. They believe they are necessary for a well-educated, responsible, and civil populace. …

The communist nation of China has long been hostile to foreign imports. In all of its “Trump hysteria,” the media has glossed over the Chinese government’s protectionist policies against which …

Nearly every country on earth backs its paper currency with US dollars. Now you may wonder, why would anyone do that? Or why does that even matter? Here’s why. “Why …

Anyone who has followed politics at all over the past decade probably remembers Jimmy McMillan, a.k.a. “The Rent Is Too Damn High” guy. His appearance in the 2010 New York …

President Trump’s tweets about the South African government’s plans to start seizing white-owned farms have brought renewed attention to a crisis that has been largely ignored by the West. In …