Q3 2016 First Print: 2.9 Percent Growth
REAL? OR RIGGED? Economic data released in the days before an election should be taken with an ocean of salt. Take the initial third...
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Government Admits It Rigs GDP Growth
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“FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT” ISN’T WORKING … So you think the economic growth America has witnessed over the last decade-and-a-half has been weak? Imagine how...
Small Victory On Civil Asset Forfeiture
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GOTTA START SOMEPLACE … There’s a great article in this week’s editions of The Daily Signal – the official media mouthpiece of the Heritage Foundation – detailing a modest...
No Dead “CAT” Bounce
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JUST … DEAD What’s a “dead cat bounce?” It’s an economic term. Well, specifically it’s an investing term – referring to small, short-lived and unsustainable “recoveries”...
Ruh-Roh, US Automakers
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BAD NEWS FROM CHINA … || By FITSNEWS || How does the Chinese economic slowdown affect you? Well, if you’re an American taxpayer who helped...
Jobs Report: The Disintegration Of America’s Work Force Continues
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LABOR PARTICIPATION PLUNGES TO 1977 LEVELS … || By FITSNEWS || A record 93.6 million working age Americans were not part of the labor force...
Workin’ Harder For Less Money
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We all know American income levels are slipping of late (as prices rise) but there’s another statistic to consider as we mull how much harder...
Retail Sluggishness
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Retail sales in the United States – a key driver of what’s left of our nation’s “free market” economy – expanded at just 0.2 percent...
US Income, Spending Miss Expectations
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Every month the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) releases data on Americans’ incomes and spending – numbers which as you might imagine are pretty...
Student Loan Bubble: By The Numbers
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Of the 27.8 million Americans with federally guaranteed student loans, only 10.8 million (roughly 40 percent) are currently making payments, according to data compiled by...