Viewership For Fifth Democratic Debate Drops Significantly
Wednesday night’s debate drew the smallest television audience of any of the debates so far.
Wednesday night’s debate drew the smallest television audience of any of the debates so far.
Chick-Fil-A is ending its charitable giving to organizations that oppose LGBT rights, and conservatives are predictably freaking out.
After more than a year of Trump’s trade war, the trade deficit, which he promised to reduce, has increased.
While the economy is likely to remain at its current levels for the next year, that probably won’t help Trump and the GOP much.
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its site. It is a largely meaningless decision, but it’s still a bad idea.
October’s jobs report came back better than expected but hardly something to cheer.
The economy grew an anemic 1.9% in the third quarter according to the first estimate of the state of the economy over the summer.
Contrary to the promises of December 2017, the Republican tax cuts are not paying for themselves. Instead, they are helping lead us to trillion-dollar deficits.
The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.
Is tipping a social obligation or an incentive/punishment related to quality of service?
With an eye on the trade war and the 2020 election, President Trump is increasing subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol.
SpaceX unveiled a model of the “starship” it would send to Mars but there’s still a lot of work to do.
From manufacturing to trade, the negative impact of Trump’s tariffs is becoming quite apparent.
In a rebuke to traditional conservative views of Federalism, the Trump Administration intends to revoke California’s authority to set its own clean air standards,
Despite having utterly mishandled both areas when they actually held power, Republicans think they can win back the House of Representatives by focusing on the budget deficit and health care reform.
As the Saudis continue to evaluate the impact of the weekend attack on a major oil facility, the Trump Administration tones down the anti-Iran rhetoric just a bit.
While the world continues to evaluate the impact of Saturday’s attack on a Saudi oil facility, tensions in the Persian Gulf are increasing.
Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a massive attack on an important Saudi oil facility.
After falling for the second debate, ratings were back near record levels for the third debate.
As predicted, the Federal Budget Deficit has crossed the threshold back into the world of trillion-dollar deficits. This is all due to the hypocrisy of Republicans and so-called conservatives.
The August Jobs Report came in below expectations as other economic statistics point to a slowing economy.
President Trump’s newest tariffs went into effect over the weekend. They’re going to hurt.
A former Federal Reserve officials argues that the Fed should not lower interest rates to compensate for the impact of the President’s trade war, potentially leading to his defeat in the election. This is an incredibly bad idea.
President Trump’s hand-picked Federal Reserve Chairman is stating the blindingly obvious about the ongoing trade war, so of course the President labeled him an enemy.
David Koch, one-half of the Koch Brothers and the head of a wide-ranging business empire who also went on to have a huge impact on politics and cultural philanthropy, has died at the age of 79.
The Trump Administration and 2020 campaign are clearly worried about the state of the economy. They should be, because it could be the one thing that dooms his re-election chances.
As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.
President Trump is delaying implementation of his recently announced tariffs on Chinese goods.
The Federal Budget Deficit rose 27% in July, putting it on course for the $1 trillion by the end of September.
Economic analysts are growing increasingly worried that the President’s trade war could push the world economy into recession, and take the American economy along with it.
The new round of tariffs on Chinese made goods that the President announced late last week will have a particularly severe impact on consumers and retailers.
July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.
President Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods set to take effect on September 1st Another stupid move in a very dumb trade war.
WIth some signs pointing to a slowing global economy, and President Trump applying political pressure, the Federal Reserve reversed interest rate policy yesterday.
It looks like fewer people are tuning in for the second Democratic debate.
Wednesday’s Congressional testimony by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller wasn’t exactly a ratings blockbuster.
The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.
New estimates place the Cowboys and Yankees at the top of the list of the most valuable sports franchises in the world.
This past weekend, Avengers: Endgame passed Avatar as the biggest-grossing movie of all-time, but there are several caveats.
Volkswagen recently announced that it was ending production of one of its most famous and recognizable models. The last Beetle rolls off the assembly line tomorrow.
The Trump Administration is warning Congress that we will need to raise the debt ceiling by September. Congress should take this as an opportunity to eliminate it entirely.
The Federal Budget Deficit passed the $700 Billion mark with three months still to go in the Fiscal Year.
Last night New York City experienced what turned out to be a short-lived blackout mostly limited to Manhattan’s West Side, but it brought back memories of much bigger events.
The latest Federal Reserve report on the economy shows Trump’s trade policies are having an increasingly negative impact.
The Congressional Budget Office assesses several reform proposals.
The Trump Administration is set to raise tariffs on more products from Europe, including Scotch Whisky and other alcoholic beverages as well as food products and other items.
The victory of the U.S. Women’s team in the World Cup has renewed a long-standing argument over pay equity, but the issue is far more complicated than it seems.