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Trump Effect: February Jobs Number Blows Out Expectations
Private sector jobs rose by 235,000 beating expectations by 40,000 Continues trend of 200k+ jobs growth Jobs continued to grow…
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Money & The Economy
Average New-Car Prices Rise 2 Percent in February 2018; Buyers Still Willing to Pay Top Dollar for the Latest Models
The analysts at Kelley Blue Book today reported the estimated average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $35,444 in February…
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Trump Effect: First-Time Homebuyers Purchase Most Homes Since 2006
impact of tax reform expected to be a net positive supply constraints continue to hinder growth and drive up home…
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In The News
U-Haul Announces $1,200 Employee Bonuses Thanks to Trump Tax Cuts
Team Members across AMERCO, parent company of U-Haul, will profit from bonus pool of more than $23.6 million PHOENIX, Feb. 9,…
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US Manufacturers’ Response To Tax Cuts? Higher Wages, More Benefits And $500 Million To Charity
by Robert Donachie WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. manufacturers are investing in new factories and equipment, hiring more workers, raising…
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DOW Falls Off A Cliff — 1,000 Point Market Correction Breaks Uninterrupted Growth Streak
by Jack Crowe The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell precipitously Monday afternoon, continuing a market correction that began Friday…
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Trump Effect: +200k jobs, GDP 5.4%, wages rising, 49% approval
Americans are feeling the positive effects of a free market unleashed through the Trump administration’s policies that so far have reduced…
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In The News
Trump Effect: U.S. Leading Economic Indices Continue to Rise
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in December to 107.0 (2016 = 100), following a 0.5…
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Opinion
America Under NEW Ownership – We the People!
In my professional career, some of the companies I worked for were purchased by new owners or eaten up by…
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Thanks to Trump, Apple discovers that America has workers too
After a decade of keeping profits overseas and outsourcing in Asian countries, Apple has suddenly discovered America’s workforce – thanks…
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Trump Effect: Holiday retail sales exceed forecast; year ahead looks ‘very good’
Holiday sales during November and December increased 5.5 percent over the same period in 2016 to $691.9 billion as growing…
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Trump Effect: December Jobs Numbers BLOWOUT
The private sector hired in December many more workers than analysts had expected according to a Thursday report from ADP.…
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Money & The Economy
They said Trump couldn’t reinvigorate coal industry – Did he?
Experts said that President Donald Trump could not reinvigorate the coal industry with his deregulatory agenda – they were wrong.…
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Trending Commentary
How to Turbocharge the American Economy
Roughly half of the United States’ workforce depends on small businesses thriving. But high taxes and intrusive government regulations hurt…
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