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The one silver lining to the various state shutdowns is that grocery stores remain open. But there are some disadvantages to that. By maintaining grocery stores as just about the …

The only thing more surprising than how many governments went full Mao in shutting down their economies was how docilely most people accepted the restrictions. From businesses shutting down, to …

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Affording a home in today’s market has become much harder for Americans.  A new report from Oxford Economics shows that U.S. households now need an annual income of at least …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled over 7,000 bottles of duloxetine, a widely used antidepressant, due to the discovery of a potentially cancer-causing chemical.  The recall, initiated …

The U.S. federal deficit is expected to hit $2 trillion in the 2024 fiscal year, nearly double the amount before the COVID-19 pandemic.  Federal borrowing is now over $5 billion …

More than 400,000 Americans have already cast their ballots for the 2024 election, according to data released by the University of Florida’s Election Lab as of September 29.  With Election …

Consumer confidence in the U.S. economy took a sharp nosedive in September, marking the biggest one-month decline since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Conference Board’s Consumer …

The U.S. Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, marking the central bank’s first reduction in over four years. The decision, announced on Wednesday …

Hunger in the United States reached its highest level in nearly a decade in 2023, with 18 million households, or 13.5% of the population, struggling to get enough food, according …