by Andrew Moran | Mar 14, 2018 | Business News
For an Audio Version of this article click here: For years, it has been pontificated by the preachers in the church of protectionism that the U.S. steel industry has been destroyed by the sins of Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese imports. Because of so-called unfair...
by Leesa K. Donner | Mar 10, 2018 | Economic Affairs News, Politics
If you’re multi-tasking, click here for an audio version: The U.S. Labor Department reports the jobs market was on fire in February – posting the largest single month gain since 1983. This brings the unemployment rate down to 4.1% which is a 17 year low. Naturally,...
by Andrew Moran | Jan 5, 2018 | Business News
In March 2017, the Icelandic government promised to eliminate the gender pay gap by 2022. To achieve this lofty goal, the island introduced a new measure to help policymakers meet that objective. Starting January 1, Iceland will make it illegal to pay men more than...
by Kelli Ballard | Oct 22, 2017 | Economic Affairs News
Is our economy improving? According to the most recent job claims report, which measures and keeps track of layoffs and unemployment applications, we are at the lowest number of claimants since 1973. The week ending October 14 showed a 22,000 decrease in the number of...
by Dan Ingram | Feb 18, 2017 | Economic Affairs News, The Dialogue, Trump Administration
A funny thing happened in Pennsylvania during the presidential election of 2016. Besides blowing a huge hole in the theory that its voters were racists, Donald Trump’s historic upset in the Keystone State after two elections of firm support for Barack Obama points to...
