Money & The Economy

Biden Effect: Small Business Owners Are Pessimistic About Economic Recovery, Poll Shows

Small business owners are hesitant to make additional investments due to pessimism regarding the ongoing U.S. economic recovery. Just 29%…

3 years ago

Amazon To Pay Employees’ Full College Tuition In Latest Attempt To Attract More Workers

Amazon will begin paying college tuition for hundreds of thousands of its employees in an effort to attract more workers,…

3 years ago

Jobless Claims Plummet To 310,000 As Enhanced Benefits End

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 310,000 last week as the economy struggle to recover from…

3 years ago

Expanded Unemployment Benefits Hindered Main Street Recovery, Small Business Owners Say

Pandemic-related unemployment benefits slowed the economic recovery by incentivizing out-of-work Americans to remain unemployed, small business owners said. “People won’t…

3 years ago

El Salvador Becomes First Country To Use Bitcoin As National Currency

El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender Tuesday, allowing Salvadorans to use the cryptocurrency to…

3 years ago

Fed Could Soon Lose Control Of Inflation Like In 1960s, Economic Historian Says

Prominent economic historian Niall Ferguson said current inflation could be in line with where it was in the 1960s during…

3 years ago

Biden Still Doesn’t Get It on Jobs, Business Growth, and Tax Impacts

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),  the U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs last month. This figure was…

3 years ago

GM To Shut Down Production At Most North American Plants Due To Chip Shortage

General Motors will shut down production at the majority of its North American plants for up to two weeks due…

3 years ago

Biden Effect: US Economy Added Just 235,000 Jobs In August, Way Short Of Economists’ Projections

“There’s no question that job growth of the first seven months this year has slowed down compared to the last…

3 years ago

‘Pro-Growth’: Democratic Colorado Gov Jared Polis Says He Favors Eliminating His State’s Income Tax

Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he favors eliminating his state’s income tax during a conservative conference on Friday. Taxes…

3 years ago