By Robert Romano 5.3 million. That is the net increase in population of those aged 16 to 64 from January 2009 to present data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the month of July shows. Guess how many of them found jobs. Go on. I […]

By Brad Tidwell As originally published at http://www.ufcwmonitor.com/ufcw-dc-walmart-canadian-local/ As we’ve detailed before, the UFCW has long had Walmart in their sights . From threatening to shut down stores on the busiest day of the year to launching visceral verbal attacks , the UFCW will stop at nothing to stop the giant. Even when it includes passing prohibitive legislation preventing the company from creating jobs in an economically […]

By Rick Manning The federal government is considering setting aside almost 14 million acres, a land mass larger than the combined states of New Hampshire and Vermont, as critical habitat for the northern spotted owl.  Using a highly controversial method of determining economic costs of regulations, the U.S. Fish and […]

By Bill Wilson It looks like Greece may need another bailout of €10 billion ($13.4 billion) to refinance debt it owes to creditors, according to Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras. “If there is need for further support to Greece, it will be in the order of about […]

By Robert Romano From the end of March through June, foreigners dumped $124 billion of U.S. treasuries after increasing assets for 15 months straight, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Treasury. In fact, these three months mark the largest drop in foreign holdings of treasuries on record, detailed monthly Treasury data going back to the year 2000 reveals. In 2000, foreigners […]

By William Warren

By Rick Manning The Grizzly Bear graces the California state flag, a perfect symbol of strength for the once golden state, since the fearsome bear is extinct within the state borders.  Fear not, the mighty grizzly thrives elsewhere just not in California. Over the past twenty years, […]

By Rick Manning Momentum against Obamacare continues to accelerate, but somehow House leadership seem to be the only ones who don’t get that defunding the law is the only chance to stop it from going into effect. In a just released “dear colleague” letter from House Majority […]

By Robert Romano Rick Perry may be on to something. In a June ad campaign that ran in New York, California, and Illinois , the Texas governor makes the case for businesses to check out Texas as a landing spot to escape the high taxes, regulations, and generally inflated cost of doing business of these blue states. “Why have more […]

By Rick Manning Katya Wachtel and Sam Forgione of Reuters wrote this in a recent investment recap piece, “Billionaire investor George Soros dumped 7.85 million shares of U.S. Airways Group Inc in the second quarter, a regulatory filing on Wednesday showed. “It was a timely move by the investor’s Soros Fund Management. […]