Economy

$119,050,900,000: Merchandise Trade Deficit With China Hit Record Through April

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit with China set a record through April, hitting $119,050,900,000 for the first four months of 2018, accordi

US crude ends flat, settling at $71.49, as oil fails to hold gains on Iran sanctions concern

Oil prices hit $80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014...

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 164,000 in April, vs 192,000 jobs expected

The unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in April, an 18-year low, even as nonfarm payrolls rose by just 164,000, according to a report Frid

Gas prices could wipe out Trump tax cut gains for millions

Gas prices have risen this month. And if they rise $1.05 per gallon off their current marks, it would eat the disposable income gains of last

42% of Americans are at risk of retiring broke

Nearly half of Americans have less than $10,000 stashed away for retirement, according to a report by GoBankingRates...

Trump defiant after global criticism of steel, aluminium tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win, after his plan to put tariffs on im

Do they care?

The welfare state is collapsing under its own weight, and mass immigration is only making this bad problem worse.

Naysayers still looking for tax disaster

The Democrats and their media allies did everything they could to defeat Trump's tax cuts and reforms.