The United States is preparing new tariffs against all remaining Chinese imports if trade talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fail to reconcile the ongoing trade dispute, according to Bloomberg News. An announcement of a new round of taxes against goods from China could occur as early as December and target the rest […]
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Insurers Under Scrutiny in Puerto Rico with 13,600 Hurricane Maria Claims Still Open…
Thousands of Puerto Ricans have been forced to drain their savings, close their businesses, or resign themselves to living with structural damage as they fight insurance companies over millions of dollars’ worth of claims that have gone unanswered or unpaid more than a year after Hurricane Maria. Experts say the Category 4 storm caught insurance […]
How China’s Economic Rise Killed Off 3.4 Million U.S. Jobs…
Scything through heartland America, the human toll has been immense. More than 3.4 million jobs in the United States have been lost since China joined the World Trade Organisation 17 years ago. At least 1.3 million jobs have disappeared in the past decade, fueling the trade war between Beijing and Washington and adding US$100 billion […]
Trump: Puerto Rico’s ‘inept politicians’ Using Hurricane Relief to Pay Off Debts…
President Trump blasted the Puerto Rican government on Tuesday, claiming that its politicians were using hurricane relief funds to pay off the U.S. territory’s debts. “The people of Puerto Rico are wonderful but the inept politicians are trying to use the massive and ridiculously high amounts of hurricane/disaster funding to pay off other obligations. The […]
U.S. Named “World’s Most Competitive Economy” for First Time in 10 Years…
For the first time since the financial crisis, the US has regained its ranking as the ‘World’s Most Competitive Economy’, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index. What’s more, the US also scored high in the “innovation” pillar of the WEF’s index, which the organization added to better reflect the factors that are […]
Trump Correctly Blaming the Fed for Next Market Crash…
Radio host Dr. Dave Janda says everybody in Washington knows the next big crash is right around the corner. It’s been 10 years since the Fed reflated the last meltdown, and Dr. Janda says President Trump is already blaming the Federal Reserve for killing the economy that his policies revived. Dr. Janda explains, “President Trump […]
Ethanol Boondoggle…
Like every master salesman, Donald Trump loves to tell his audience exactly what it wants to hear. Last week, at a campaign rally in Iowa, Trump gave Iowa farmers just the political fodder they wanted. He even acknowledged that that was what he was doing when he made his statement. According to The Wall Street […]
Putin Lays Down the Law at Valdai…
Every year Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Valdai Economic Forum. And each year his talk is important. Putin isn’t one to mince words on important issues. With tensions between Russia and the West reaching Cold War levels, Valdai represented the first time we’ve heard Putin speak in a long-form discussion since Helsinki and […]
Why Investors Are Growing Increasingly Anxious About China…
Weakness in China’s currency and a rout in its stock market in 2018 are raising warning bells among investors haunted by memories of the August 2015 devaluation scare and the ensuing volatility that spooked investors. Underscoring those fears, China’s officials reported that gross domestic product grew at a slower pace than anticipated for the third […]
Mnuchin Pulls Out of Saudi Conference…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Thursday that he will pull out of a major economic conference being hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week in Riyadh, amid tension over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Just met with @realDonaldTrumpand @SecPompeo and we have decided, I will not be participating in the Future […]
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The Trump Administration’s Deregulation Efforts Are Saving Billions of Dollars…
Since President Trump took office, farmers can more productively use their land. Small businesses can hire more workers and provide more affordable health care. Innovators are freer to pursue advances in autonomous vehicles, drones and commercial space exploration. Veterans enjoy expanded access to doctors through a telehealth program. And infrastructure can be improved more quickly […]
Are Republican Tax Cuts to Blame for Soaring Budget Deficits?…
It wasn’t said directly, of course, but the U.S. Treasury officially reported something Monday that, depending on your political party of choice, you’ve either long suspected would happen or refused to admit was possible: Last year’s big tax cut bill significantly increased the federal budget deficit. According to the Monthly Treasury Statement for fiscal 2018, […]
Job Openings Hit New Record High of 7.1 Million…
The monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, released by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed job openings rose to 7.136 million. Economists had forecast 6.9 million. The prior month was revised up to 7.077 million, the first time this number has ever exceeded 7 million. Until April of 2017, there had never […]
Treasury Sanctions Vast Financial Network Supporting Iranian Paramilitary Force That Recruits and Trains Child Soldiers…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against a vast network of businesses providing financial support to the Basij Resistance Force (Basij), a paramilitary force subordinate to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among other malign activities, the IRGC’s Basij militia recruits, trains, and deploys child soldiers […]
Here’s How a Major Western Bank Enabled a Suspected Russian Money Launderer…
A Western financial institution loaned millions of dollars to a Russian-owned real estate company in 2012, despite the fact that its owner had been fined after an Israeli money laundering investigation and suspicions that the company was a beneficiary of the largest tax fraud in Russian history. To combat financial crimes, banks are supposed to […]
Sears, the Original Everything Store, Files for Bankruptcy…
Sears, which more than a century ago pioneered the strategy of selling everything to everyone, filed for bankruptcy protection early on Monday and laid out a plan for turning its business around. The company long ago gave up its mantle as a retail innovator, falling far behind big-box rivals like Walmart and Home Depot and […]
Cannabis Set to Disrupt $500 Billion Market Amid DEA Approvals and Canadian Legalization…
The CEO of Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth says that marijuana is set to disrupt $500 billion in global markets. Bruce Linton – whose company recently shipped cannabis from Canada to the United States using a yet-undisclosed “DEA-approved partner,” told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the “back-of-the-envelope math” pencils out – between therapeutic cannabinoid treatments to […]
Deficit Hits Six-Year High of $779B…
The federal government spent $779 billion more than it took in during the 2018 fiscal year, the highest deficit since 2012, according to Treasury Department data released Monday. The deficit rose 17 percent from the previous year, fueled by the 2017 GOP tax cuts and a bipartisan agreement to increase spending. Treasury projected that the […]
Stamp Prices Could See Biggest Hike in Postal Service History…
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a record price hike on stamp prices as it faces continued pressure from President Donald Trump over a revenue shortfall. Under the proposal, the cost of a Forever stamp, or mailing a one-ounce letter, would jump from 50 cents to 55 cents. That’s the biggest increase in history, topping […]
Why Equities Are Suddenly Selling Off Now…
U.S. President Donald Trump can blame more than just the Fed for the recent market sell-off. It was the perfect storm that gave U.S. stocks their worst day in eight months, sending European shares to the lowest since December 2016 and driving more than 1,000 Chinese companies to fall by the daily limit. After holding […]
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