by Andrew Moran | Jun 20, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
One of the main stories coming out of the financial markets this year has been the commodities boom. Be it corn or copper, the prices of agriculture, energy, and metals have been popping in the first half of 2021, leading to meteoric gains for investors and higher...
by Graham J Noble | Mar 4, 2021 | Articles, Taxes
The thing about the favorite political talking points of leftists is that one never knows if they are repeated out of ignorance of the facts or if those facts are deliberately being withheld. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently tweeted how...
by Kelli Ballard | Feb 28, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Politics
It’s taken a while, but the $1.9 trillion stimulus package was finally passed by the House on in the early hours of Feb. 27, although it now goes to the Senate for approval before being placed on President Joe Biden’s desk to sign. More likely, it will go...
by Andrew Moran | Feb 27, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Politics
Former President Donald Trump, In the final days of his term, demanded a simple relief bill with $1,200 stimulus checks for individuals and $2,400 for couples. Instead, Republicans and Democrats stuffed the coronavirus legislation with $10 million for gender programs...
by Kelli Ballard | Feb 20, 2021 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads
In the quest to make sure people are safe and can still afford to pay their bills during the COVID pandemic, local lawmakers seem to be forgetting that business owners need to eat too. While some companies have voluntarily offered their employees a hazard pay bonus,...