American household worth rose $1.698 trillion to another new record of $96.196 trillion in the second quarter, thanks to booming stock market valuations and re-inflated housing prices, according to a …
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The smoke had barely cleared from this week’s shooting in Las Vegas before the usual suspects began coming out of the woodwork to exploit the tragedy for their own political …
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Threats to the American petrodollar, with its weakening monopoly over the oil trade and its declining status as the world’s reserve currency, are continuing to mount. The latest geopolitical/economic challenge: …
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Looser US Firearm Export Rules Could Compensate Gunmakers for GOP Control of Congress, White House
It’s no secret among gun store owners and employees and the stockholders and management of publicly-held firearms manufacturers that President Barack Obama and his fellow gun-control advocates were the best …
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Another week, another effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, another political collapse. Here’s what happened so far this week on socialized health insurance on the federal level. Republicans tried …
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Florida has long been one of the top destinations for retirees, either those seeking to live there full time or the snowbirds who live up north during the summer and …
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In a potentially promising sign for future progress against the North Korean regime, the Chinese government and Chinese firms are taking firmer steps against doing business with North Korea. China’s …
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After the credit reporting firm Equifax revealed that the sensitive, personal financial information of perhaps 143 million Americans had been compromised by a cyber attack, some observers called for the …
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If you enjoy a nice glass of orange juice every morning with breakfast, be prepared for it to get a lot more expensive. Hurricane Irma’s path through Florida decimated citrus …
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New figures released Wednesday by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis show that gross domestic product rose in 267 of 382 metropolitan areas last year. Overall, real GDP was up …