Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., outlined the federal government’s decision to fund a multimillion-dollar Philippines disaster preparation project in a new edition of The Waste Report. (more...)
House Republicans are priming the pump for the next president to overhaul much of the financial regulation enacted in the aftermath of the 2008 global market downturn. The GOP plan would (more...)
This contrarian view on asset allocation may help decrease the likelihood of having to draw down your retirement portfolio during a bear market. (more...)
U.S. crude oil exports rose to 591,000 barrels per day in April, up 83,000 barrels from March, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau on Friday. The total figures are the highest since at least 1920 (more...)
The administration and congressional democrats are teaming up to force a taxpayer bailout of private unions’ underfunded and over-promised pension benefits. (more...)
A good credit score may come in handy when you -- and others -- need it most. (more...)
In his weekly address released Saturday morning, President Barack Obama credited himself for the economic recovery throughout the country and specifically pointed to (more...)
The job market went ker-plop in May, which should send new college graduates to the beaches instead of gainful employment and their tuition-paying parents to psychiatrists. (more...)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued its long-awaited rule proposal to regulate small dollar lenders such as those who provide payday loans. (more...)
Given that all airlines are in the business of strapping people into seats and transporting them from A to B, I’ve always found it surprising that budget airlines can do the same thing for a third of the price of big carriers (more...)
Those seeking to understand why millions of Americans support Donald Trump’s anti-government positions need look no further (more...)
California's high-tech business wizards like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg are in full freak-out mode over Donald Trump, and the key to understanding why lies in the H-1B visa program. (more...)
On Thursday’s edition of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd said that he doesn’t think Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (more...)
A recent study by The Heritage Foundation revealed that President Barack Obama has created a whopping total of 20,642 regulations during his presidency. And as we approach his final year in office, we face an additional 2,000 proposed rules (more...)
Pioneer Natural Resources is planning for the return of five to 10 rigs once it is confident the upturn in oil is more sustainable. (more...)
Gabby Giffords's gun control group -- Americans for Responsible Solutions -- is spending seven figures to air an ad against pro-gun Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH). (more...)
Congress’s latest attempt to address the Puerto Rico debt crisis is winning applause in some conservative quarters. The Wall Street Journal editorialized favorably, claiming that PROMESA, the acronym for H.R. 5278, “applie (more...)
The burden of federal regulation on the U.S. economy has often been compared to a tax. Unlike ordinary taxation, however, these regulatory burdens are not accounted for in the federal budget. Unfortunately, the vision is as unattainable as (more...)
While regulators and legislators try reduce the footprint of domestic institutions. American banks continue to lag. (more...)
Washington’s summer spending spree is off to a very bad start for taxpayers. Congress couldn’t agree on a budget deal earlier this spring, but that isn’t stopping them from passing spending bills at historic levels. And P (more...)
For nations all around the world, as well as right here at home, lawmakers struggle with how to achieve economic and social progress. Data collected annually in the Index of Economic Freedom demonstrate that the principles of economic freed (more...)
oil-pump-price-fall_3.jpg ERIC GAILLARD Beth BravermanMay 24, 2016Although they’ve been on the rise for the past two weeks, gas prices are at levels that haven’t been seen in over a decade heading (more...)
The bank has radically redefined itself in the wake of the global financial crisis. (more...)
markets-safrica-currency_1.jpg © Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters By Jeff Cox,CNBCMay 23, 2016That American companies have been wadding up huge amounts of cash is no secret. What may be less well-known is that t (more...)
