Home Depot is awarding its hourly employees in the U.S. a one-time cash bonus of as much as $1,000 following the passage of new tax legislation. The bonus amounts will be determined based on a person’s length of service, similar to Walmart’s strategy. All of Home Depot’s U.S. hourly workers will get at least a […]
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The Mnuchin Massacre: Precious Metals Surge Amid Dollar’s Worst Start in 30 Years…
The Dollar was smashed with the ugly-stick today as Mnuchin’s comments sparked chaos in FX markets… and as precious metals surged and bond yields jumped… and stocks actually sank (briefly)… we were reminded by the mainstream media that a falling dollar is great for ‘Murica so buy the dip in stocks with all your money […]
Mick Mulvaney Tells Employees CFPB Will No Longer ‘Push the Envelope’…
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney told the agency’s employees Tuesday that the agency no longer will “push the envelope” in policing private companies, suggesting in an agency-wide memo that he plans to reverse course from the one set out by departed director and Obama appointee Richard Cordray. “Simply put, the days of […]
Senate Approves Jerome Powell as Fed Chair…
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Powell will assume the role of the central bank’s top official in February, replacing Janet Yellen, after the Senate voted 85-12. President Donald Trump chose Powell, a member of the Fed’s board of governors, as his nominee […]
Richest One Percent Made 82% of Wealth Created Last Year…
The world’s richest one percent raked in 82 percent of the wealth created last year while the poorest half of the population received none, Oxfam said Monday, as the world’s elite prepared to mingle at the World Economic Forum in Davos. A new report from the charity also found that the wealth of billionaires has […]
California Democrats Want Some Businesses to Fork over Half Tax-Cut Savings to State…
Calling the Trump administration’s tax reform plan a “middle-class tax increase,” two California lawmakers introduced a bill that would force large companies to fork over half of their expected savings to the state. Assemblymen Kevin McCarty and Phil Ting, both Democrats, introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 22, which calls for a 10 percent surcharge on companies […]
This Rare Bear Who Called the Crash Warns Housing Is Too Hot Again…
When real estate investors get this confident, money manager James Stack gets nervous. U.S. home prices are surging to new records. Homebuilder stocks last year outperformed all other groups. And bears? They’re now an endangered species. Stack, 66, who manages $1.3 billion for people with a high net worth, predicted the housing crash in 2005, […]
Nomi Prins’ New Book: Central Banks Have Become the Markets…
Nomi Prins’ latest book, Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World, ensures her place as one of this century’s most informed Wall Street historians. It’s the perfect segue from Prins’ earlier “It Takes a Pillage,” and her 2014 book All the Presidents’ Bankers. If you are serious about understanding the corrupting influences that have left […]
That Was Quick: Senate Votes to End Shutdown…
The Senate voted Monday to reopen the government, ending a three-day standoff that left federal agencies shuttered and hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed. Democrats agreed to advance a stopgap spending measure lasting until Feb. 8 after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promised to allow an immigration bill to reach the floor next month. […]
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Consumer Watchdog’s Latest Budget Request: $0…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting director, Mick Mulvaney, intensified his efforts this week to curb an agency he has denounced as a regulator run amok. His latest tactic: starve it of cash. The consumer bureau is funded directly by the Federal Reserve and sends the central bank a request each quarter for money for […]
Bitcoin & Ripple Lead Cryptocurrency Rebound after Sell-Off Wiped Out Third of Market…
A total of 49 of top 50 cryptocurrencies were growing on Thursday following a bloodbath on the digital money market in the past few days. The dollar-pegged centralized tether was the only loser. Bitcoin gained over 16 percent on the day, and was trading above $12,000 at 12:35 GMT. This is still well below its […]
CFPB’s Data-Mining on Consumer Credit Cards Challenged in Heated House Hearing…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials are seeking to monitor four out of every five U.S. consumer credit card transactions this year — up to 42 billion transactions – through a controversial data-mining program, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner. A CFPB strategic planning document for fiscal years 2013-17 describes the “markets monitoring” program […]
U.S. Jobless Claims Plunge to Lowest Weekly Tally Since 1973…
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits plummeted to the lowest level in almost 45 years in a sign the job market will tighten further in 2018, Labor Department figures showed Thursday. The drop in claims shows that companies are increasingly holding on to their employees amid a shortage of skilled labor. Businesses are struggling to find […]
Stop Financial Crimes Against Older Americans…
In 2006, Philip Marshall had to make a critical decision: turn in his father for exploiting Philip’s grandmother, or do nothing. Philip’s decision to act revealed to the world what remains perhaps the world’s highest profile case of elder abuse. Ultimately, Anthony Marshall was convicted of defrauding his mother, the philanthropist Brooke Astor. While the […]
Seattle Sugary Drink Tax Take Effect: $10.34 Tax on $15.99 Purchase…
I have previously discussed my opposition to sugary drink bans or prohibitive taxation schemes in Chicago and New York. While Cook County reluctantly yielded to public opinion and court decisions recently, Seattle has gone forward with a ridiculous tax of 1.75 cents per ounce on sugary drinks. This paternalistic law is designed to make such […]
Beijing Wants to Kick Bitcoin Out of China…
Chinese authorities are reportedly aiming to completely ban centralized trading of virtual currencies as well as individuals and businesses that provide related services. According to an internal memo from a government meeting seen by Reuters, Beijing will continue to apply pressure to the virtual currency trade and prevent the growth of risks in that market. […]
Tax Cuts Drive Business Back to the Motor City…
Fiat Chrysler will make Ram trucks in Michigan instead of Mexico beginning in 2020, and the company says this will mean 2,500 extra jobs at the plant in Warren, Detroit’s largest suburb. While this isn’t the first bit of good economic news in the wake of big corporate tax cuts Republicans just passed, it’s the […]
U.S. Oil Industry Set to Break Record, Upend Global Trade…
Surging shale production is poised to push U.S. oil output to more than 10 million barrels per day – toppling a record set in 1970 and crossing a threshold few could have imagined even a decade ago. And this new record, expected within days, likely won’t last long. The U.S. government forecasts that the nation’s […]
Economists Agree: Trump, Not Obama, Gets Credit for Economy…
Who deserves credit for the booming economy? This is not a petty argument. How voters answer the question could well determine whether Democrats retake the House of Representatives come November. Trump and Obama (and their admirers) are slugging it out, both claiming that it is their policies that have led to the ongoing economic expansion, […]
Trump Budget Chief Shuts Down Consumer ‘Protection’ Bureau ‘Slush Fund’…
An educational “slush fund” used by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has come under the “strictest review” by acting director Mick Mulvaney amid concerns the Obama-era agency has been doling out cash only to Democratic cronies. Mulvaney, President Trump’s budget chief who has been temporarily installed at the agency the president once promised to kill, […]
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