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If you are trying to save enough money for your retirement, it is important to have some benchmarks to track your progress. Since money is... Read More

The Lone Star State could soon have three major stock exchanges Read More

The Commerce Department’s plan to purchase stake in yet another independent company further tramples on conservatives’ talk about markets... Read More

A look at official US economic data following Autumn’s shutdown. Read More

Studies show that fare-free transit would create more problems than it would solve. Read More

U.S. Postal Service workers used to be able to afford Manhattan’s Upper East Side. When a young a Lee Harvey Oswald moved with his... Read More

In the latest warning that New York’s Climate Action Plan is a slow-rolling disaster, the pragmatic liberals at the Progressive Policy... Read More

Big Tech pushes AI amnesty through NDAA after 99-1 Senate defeat. Federal preemption without rules means corporate immunity at Americans'... Read More

Artificial intelligence isn’t the end of macroeconomics. But it is the end of macroeconomics as we know it. Read More

As we approach the first quarter of 2026, gold is not just glimmering — it’s flashing an urgent signal to investors: diversify... Read More

A year ago, the price of Bitcoin hit a landmark of $100,000, sparking wild celebrations in the cryptocurrency world. With a... Read More

This was supposed to be their year—but a historically unpopular president and fears of an A.I. stock market crash loom large over Silicon... Read More

We met with President Trump last week and he likes this idea Laffer and Moore penned in the WSJ to boost the economy and middle class... Read More

Trump’s move could result in the rebirth of the once great American car. Read More

The economic fortunes of mom-and-pop businesses are diverging from their larger counterparts. Read More

The first decade retirement plan Read More

In a fantasy world of high risk-free returns, always-controlled inflation, no worries about health insurance, no spouse to worry about... Read More

The unbearable lightweightness of being Kevin Hassett Read More

Here are 50 facts from the second half of 2025. Read More

Sturgeon’s Law states, “90% of everything is crap.”  Read More

Heavy truck sales are down 25% over the last year. Read More

Nobody Knows How Many Immigrant Workers Have Left the US Amidst Trump's Mass Deportations. That's Incredibly Bad. Read More

The CBO estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill will boost GDP growth next year by 0.9%. Read More

For over eighteen years, we have maintained the same investment discipline and the same eight criteria for stock selection. [...] This... Read More

This report also examines the state of affordability for middle-class families across racial groups, finding that affordability across the... Read More

News about government policy isn’t just background noise : it’s a major driver of stock-market volatility. Read More

Despite reaching record prices, gold can play a valuable role in global portfolios as a diversifier and risk mitigator. Read More

An in-depth look at how sweeping federal workforce cuts under Trump are straining government services and risking operational failures. Read More