Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made his semi-annual appearance in front of the Senate Banking Committee. On Wednesday, he will sit in front of the House Financial Services Committee. Overall, Powell adopted an upbeat tone, noting that the central bank will gradually normalize interest rates. He did warn about the brewing trade war between the […]
Archives for July 2018
REPORT: 5 million U.S. consumers to cut the cord in 2018
How many hours do you watch television in a year? It’s probably in the 100s. But is this behavior starting to change? Perhaps it will as more Americans cut the cord. According to a new study by cg42, more than five million U.S. consumers will cut the cord this year. This is up from 3.8 […]
WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez stumbles in ‘Firing Line’ interview
Margaret Hoover is no William F. Buckley, but a clip from a new episode of ‘Firing Line’ is going viral. Democratic socialist superstar Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is everywhere on television, so perhaps the pressure is getting to her. But she may have bombed in her interview with Hoover that touched upon a wide variety of issues, […]
Rand Paul calls for better U.S.-Russia relations – leftists threaten violence
File this under the tolerant left. Over the weekend, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on CNN to provide some logic to the statist news organization. He wanted better U.S. relations with Russia, called for a humbler foreign policy, warned against NATO expansion and aggression, and slammed Robert Mueller’s “witch hunt.” Well, these sane and logical […]
U.S. gas prices nearing $3 average, highest found in San Francisco
With oil prices skyrocketing again, you’re paying more at the pump, reaching nearly $3 per gallon. Over the past three weeks, the average price of a regular-grade gallon of gas was $2.94, a penny lower than in the previous three weeks. The highest average price was found in the San Francisco Bay area with $3.74. […]