(By Casey Harper, The Center Square) Recently released federal pricing analysis from the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that food prices will continue to rise through 2024.
The USDA pointed to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index released earlier this month, which showed consumer prices overall rose...
(By Casey Harper, The Center Square) Newly revised Gross Domestic Product data shows that the U.S. economy grew by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2023, lower than previously reported by the federal agency.
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released the revised GDP numbers Wednesday, which are lower than...
(By Peter Jacobsen, FEE) For “Ask an Economist” this week, I have two questions from J.R. He says,
“My question is what happens when the government continues to spend out of control where it potentially out spends its ability to pay its bills/debt?
With the national debt over $30 trillion and...
(By Jon Miltimore, FEE) For the first time since the Truman administration, Oregon drivers will be permitted to grab a fuel hose and fill their gas tanks all by themselves.
Governor Tina Kotek on Friday signed legislation, which went into effect immediately, that lifts the state’s 72-year ban on self-serve...
(Corine Gatti, Headline USA) A San Francisco bakery refused service to a uniformed police officer last week, with the company claiming there was a “strict policy” of not serving anyone who is carrying a firearm, the Gateway Pundit reported.
The San Francisco Police Officers Association criticized the Arabian-food bakery Reem's for...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) The city of Chicago launched a lawsuit against automotive manufacturers Hyundai and Kia for not installing anti-theft technology into their vehicles, making them easier targets for criminals.
"Unlike the movies, hot-wiring vehicles is far harder than it appears—unless that vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai or Kia,"...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Drug Enforcement Administration was tricked earlier this year into giving a $50,000 of cryptocurrency to a scam artist posing as someone with the U.S. Marshals Service, according to a report from Forbes.
Citing an FBI search warrant it obtained, Forbes reported Thursday that the DEA seized...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) It’s not the Jeffrey Epstein client list, but it’s a start.
A coalition of media outlets is fighting in court to release the list of roughly 9 million clients of the defunct crypto firm FTX—whose founder, Sam Bankman--Fried, was the second largest Democratic donor in the...
(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) President Joe Biden’s eponymous economic policy has claimed another victim, with the backlash from Bidenomics driving back-to-school prices to a record high.
In at least one case, the skyrocketing costs of school supplies triggered a medical scare. "Before I even went shopping, I will tell you,...
(Headline USA) Ford CEO Jim Farley admitted this week that the electric vehicles being forced on the market by the Biden administration have serious downsides that have not yet been addressed.
Farley said he recently took Ford’s electric pickup truck on a cross-country road trip, and called the long drive a...
(Headline USA) The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the...
(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) The publisher of the critically-acclaimed and MAGA-embraced blockbuster book Tucker accused Amazon of deliberately trying to sabotage its success.
All Seasons Press confirmed its intent to “make formal representations to the Federal Trade Commission, after the book’s sales rankings appeared to be negatively affected by both...