Here are three market stories to be aware of at the start of today’s trading session: In May, the trade deficit in goods declined 3.7 percent to $64.8 billion, which is under the initial forecast of $69.2 billion. Both imports and exports climbed last month, with wholesale inventories advancing 0.5 percent and retail inventories jumping […]
Archives for June 2018
WAR ON JOBS: Silicon Valley wants a ‘Google tax’
Seattle initially passed the Make Amazon Pay tax, but then, after noticing immense backlash, several council members decided to remove the levy. It was a significant blow to movements across the country to institute a jobs tax – or was it? But perhaps jurisdictions think they can get away with this type of tax on […]
Forget the border wall, end the drug war to stop migrant push
By: Mark Thornton Over the last couple of weeks we have been bombarded by news coverage of the US government handling of foreigners illegally crossing the southern border and having their children separated from parents by our government. At first I tried to avoid subjecting myself to this circus, but I have been paying close […]
WATCH: American Pravda – should you trust the U.S. media?
The state of journalism is in shambles. Media outlets are reporting fake news, journalists are becoming activists, and networks are whining and griping about every little thing. There is no such thing as neutrality in the press anymore. This isn’t a new thing, though. It’s been going on for decades, and prominently during the 2008 […]
REPORT: Illinois working-age population falls, income growth slows
Illinois is a trainwreck. Fiscal mismanagement, heavy debt loads, soaring crime rates, and immense taxation levels. There’s a lot of reasons why Illinois might be the worst state in the country. And working-age residents are taking notice. According to the Illinois Policy Institute, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the state’s working-age population fell […]