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President Trump’s tax policy encourages the very offshoring that his tariffs are intended to stop. Read More

Predictions from mainstream economists were dire after President Donald Trump launched his tariff campaign just a couple weeks after he began... Read More

Sector-by-sector analysis throws a spotlight on high-yielding winners in more defensive areas of the stock market. Read More

The President's priorities should include low prices, international influence, and reduced risk of a global trade war. Read More

With Social Security projected to be insolvent in 8 years, it's time for Congress to finally pay attention to entitlement spending. Read More

What if Bush's Social Security reform had passed? Read More

Elon Musk's "fail fast" mindset works in principle for rockets, but not for democracy. DOGE shows the dangers of treating government like a... Read More

I’m not a big fan of the 19th Amendment. Don’t get me wrong—I value women as much as men—I just think when it comes... Read More

Economists warn that letting Trump’s tax cuts expire in 2026 could trigger a recession. Congress must act now to secure growth and protect... Read More

Buc-ee’s, the creator of the world’s greatest gas/charging stations and accompanying convenience stores that are beyond football... Read More

What to make of retail sales and industrial production? Read More

The U.S. Senate last week confirmed the Trump Administration’s new IRS Commissioner, for U.S. Rep. Billy Long.... Read More

A plurality of Americans oppose the bill and there's little reason that would improve. Read More

Colorado Governor Jared Polis did something almost unheard of for a Democratic elected official: defied union bosses by vetoing legislation... Read More

One provision of the “big, beautiful bill” that the Senate must reject is its 10-year moratorium prohibiting state-law regulation... Read More

Artificial intelligence is undergoing a fundamental shift toward cost efficiency, accessibility, and real-world applications over sheer... Read More

In many ways, retiring as a married couple is easier than retiring as a single person. You have someone to split expenses with, spend time... Read More

Two decades ago, China shocked the United States with its ability to make and ship things fast and inexpensively on a scale never... Read More

Trump is right to push for his safe pipeline; Hochul should abandon her dangerous wind farms. Read More

Walmart and Amazon send a warning shot to credit card companies… watch the GENIUS Act… silver is now outpacing gold – where it goes... Read More

Some things you just can’t make up. I go to my local McDonald’s twice a year to eat some unhealthy food. I was sitting there the other... Read More

The alternative press and social media are overcoming traditional media’s information stranglehold — and transforming the American... Read More

Crypto loco? Fiat punto! Read More

Prepare for a crash Read More

The Department of Homeland Security's recent campaign is the latest in a long line of anti-immigration propaganda throughout America's... Read More

What the Bogle Expected Return Formula says about today's stock market returns. Read More

Lender of last resort? Read More

Where have all the jobs gone, and why does it matter? Read More

For the past three decades, the US dollar and American stock market performance have been closely linked, with periods of dollar strength... Read More

The outlook for the S&P 500's dividends in upcoming quarters is little changed since our previous snapshot of the future for... Read More

Their usefulness as portfolio diversifiers may be questionable, but their valuations are compelling today. Read More

These international mutual funds and ETFs all earn Morningstar Medalist Ratings of Gold. Read More