Economy

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McDonald’s executives have finally acknowledged that their $18 Big Mac meals and other inflated prices are putting off lower-income customers.

Credit card borrowing grew far less than expected in December.

Multiple viral videos of Tesla drivers wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset while letting the car drive itself has people sounding the alarm about Elon Musk’s notoriously dangerous assisted driving technology.

A new ordinance in Seattle meant to improve wages for food delivery drivers is instead hurting their income, according to the gig economy workers the city set out to help.

To normal people, this sounds counterintuitive. Why subsidize places that obviously don’t need subsidies? But that’s not how government works.

Fed officials continue to push back against the market’s forecast for an aggressive cutting cycle this year.

Israeli Prime Minister Javier Milei welcomed Argentinian President Javier Milei to Israel on Wednesday, praising the libertarian leader’s commitment to free markets, and his solidarity with Israel against the threat of terror from Iran.

The most underpriced risk in financial markets right now is a rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

Debt is just another version of the Company Store — a way to keep you down, so you keep working every day, keep loading those 16 tons.  

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) took to X/Twitter on Monday to post “never-before-released internal emails” subpoenaed by the House Judiciary GOP that he dubbed the “Amazon files,” which reveal “that the Biden White House pressured Amazon to censor books that expressed views the White House did not approve of.”

Honda is recalling over 750,000 vehicles on American roads because of an airbag issue after several other recalls in 2023.

A finance worker at a leading multinational company was reportedly deceived into transferring $25 million to fraudsters using advanced deepfake technology to impersonate the firm’s chief financial officer and other company executives during a Zoom video meeting.

The possibility of an interest rate hike is “the most underpriced risk in the market right now,” Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow.

India’s stock market is soaring as investors seek an alternative to China’s faltering economy and oppressive policies.

The Bond Market Is Like a Dog Walking on Two Legs We have it on the authority of James Boswell that in the summer of 1763 Samuel Johnson said that “a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell admitted that he was wrong to expect inflation would be transitory when it started to rise three years ago. Powell said that “in the fourth quarter of ’21, it became clear that inflation was not

Snap, the maker of the social media platform Snapchat, says it will lay off 10 percent of its global workforce, around 500 employees, to “promote in-person collaboration.”

Fed officials doubt accelerating growth is compatible with inflation falling to their target.

Tesla has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California counties over hazardous waste violations at its factories in the state. The violations stemmed from allegedly careless treatment of hazardous chemicals like paint and used batteries, but CEO Elon Musk claims what America really needs to take care of the environment is a carbon tax.

A group of Dutch shipowners have approached the Ministry of Defence in Amsterdam to get permission to embark armed teams onboard cargo ships.

Tesla CEO and X/Twitter owner Elon Musk  recently reiterated his belief in the need for carbon taxes, backing up the World Economic Forum’s recent call for a “globally coordinated system of carbon taxes.” In a recent tweet, Tesla owner Elon

A bill released by Sens. James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) on Sunday would expedite President Joe Biden’s work permits for border crossers and illegal aliens released into the United States.

A recent report said Washington state used federal coronavirus money to give $1,000 checks to illegal aliens during the pandemic, according to Fox News.

President Joe Biden’s border chief says “we need” more migrants for jobs in the United States as legislators debate his possible impeachment and a bill that would allow him to import even more migrants.

Two Cleveland-area brothers were indicted on Thursday by federal prosecutors for fraud and money laundering schemes after allegedly posing as members of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) royal family to run a crypto scam and con investors out of millions of dollars.

On Friday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said that the fact that they cut taxes and “kept things open during COVID” has helped the state grow its population and the state has managed to balance its budget because it has

Tesla is recalling nearly 2.2 million vehicles sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small, according to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday.

The surprisingly strong January jobs report reflects real employment and productivity growth and not just growth in government or government-adjacent hiring, Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow.

The much-better-than-expected jobs data for January demonstrates that the Federal Reserve was absolutely right this week to rule out a March rate cut. Even a May rate cut now looks unlikely.

The city of Topeka, Kansas, wants migrants with permission to work in the United States to make themselves at home in its communities.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stands to gain $700 million annually from the company’s new quarterly dividend, announced alongside strong Q4 earnings results that sent Meta’s stock surging 15 percent.