(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) A credit ratings agency says mobile workers in California and New York who remained employed through the COVID-19 pandemic could keep the states from full recoveries.
A report released Wednesday by Fitch Ratings described the “severe job shocks” in two of America’s major economic centers.
“These orders...
Two Republican congressmen urged President Joe Biden's administration to reject cancel culture in finance and prevent banks from halting services for politically unpopular businesses.
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., introduced the Fair Access to Banking Act to stop woke ideology from dictating financial decisions.
They also wrote...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The Texas Public Policy Foundation and America First Policy Institute have sued the U.S. Small Business Administration, alleging a provision in the America Rescue Act requires the SBA to prioritize businesses owned by women and minorities to receive nearly $30 billion in COVID-19-designated relief money...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Alasdair MacLeod, the Head of Research at Goldmoney, wonders if we may soon see “the end of paper gold and silver markets.”
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) developed Basel III regulations, purportedly to prevent another 2008-style financial crisis. The roll out of these new...
(Sound Money Defense League) America’s gold reserves would be audited for the first time in more than 60 years if a measure introduced yesterday by U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) becomes law.
The Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2021 – H.R. 3526 – backed by the Sound Money Defense League, Money...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill this week penalizing Big Tech companies that de-platform political candidates in the state and empowering individuals to sue those companies if they believe they were “unfairly censored.”
Under the new law, the Florida Election Commission can fine social media companies $250,000 per day...
(Headline USA) Former president George W. Bush was often maligned by the Left during his presidency (before being lionized by them as a RINO traitor) for his poor economic stewardship.
But contrary to what the history books and mainstream media narratives dictate, Bush presided over a remarkably robust economy for...
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., warned that Americans must "wake up" to the "profound repercussions" that the federal government's unparalleled spending spree will have on the dollar, The Stream reported.
Paul, a long-standing deficit hawk, said on Fox Business' Cavuto: Coast to Coast that Congress and the Federal Reserve have created...
(Headline USA) Apple CEO Tim Cook described the company's ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect iPhone users, but he faced tough questions about competition issues from a judge Friday about allegations he oversees an illegal monopoly.
The rare courtroom appearance by...
(Associated Press) The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: vaccination badges and “super swipes” for people who've gotten their coronavirus shots.
The Biden administration said Friday it's teaming up with dating apps to showcase the benefits of getting a shot.
Apps like Hinge, Tinder, Match and Bumble are...
The Treasury Department released a new tax compliance initiative in which the Internal Revenue Service will hire nearly 87,000 new agents to collect an additional $700 billion over the next decade.
The American Families Plan Tax Compliance Agenda aims at fixing the "tax gap"—the difference between the federal government's expected...
(Associated Press) In the early days of the pandemic, New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski scolded those looking to capitalize on the health crisis, saying it was “not the time for anybody to be profiting” from selling goods to combat the pandemic.
The two-term Democrat did not heed his own admonition.
Since early...