Economy

Thanks to this posting at Howmuch.net, we have an idea of how much the Trump tariffs are costing American consumers.  While the tariffs are being imposed ……Read More

Thanks to the Trump Administration's tax reengineering and research done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, we now know how the changes to ……Read More

Donald Trump is proving to be one of the most virulent trade warrior that has occupied the White House in our lifetime.  This should come ……Read More

With Donald Trump tweeting this stream of consciousness about American companies operating in China: …I thought that it would be interesting to look at one of America's ……Read More

While Fed head Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole received most of the media's attention, a speech by the head of another influential central bank ……Read More

This blog has, in the past, posted my thoughts on the looming cashless society.  While I have been distracted by the political theatre that has ……Read More

With projections showing at $4 trillion addition to the national debt over the next decade thanks to the Trump Administration's deficit-financed legislation as shown here: …a ……Read More

After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, its first interest rate cut since December 2008 as shown here: …Donald Trump tweeted the following: ……Read More

While it barely made the news cycle, a recent letter sent by 20 Republican Senators to the Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, should give ……Read More

Prepare yourself accordingly: Your heart may just break over this latest bit of retail news. On Monday, Business of Fashion reported Barneys New York, one ……Read More

The setting up of a small startup is very risky to begin with. This is why you will not see most modern young entrepreneurs going ……Read More

Debt is something that almost all of us experience at one point or another. A lot of us are still trying to live with a ……Read More

Capital is capital to entrepreneurship. From founder’s funds through venture capital, crowdfunding to IPOs, and many more; capital plays a vital role in business founding ……Read More

The recently released Presidential budget for fiscal 2020 clearly provides us with a list of the priorities of the current administration.  Let’s look at some of the ……Read More

The recent report “Public Good or Private Wealth” by Oxfam provides us with an up-to-date examination of the growing global wealth gap between the wealthiest ……Read More