• Biden's Gas Price Contradiction: The Receipts Are In
  
  When gasoline surged past five dollars a gallon in 2022 the impact landed on every household every small business and every industry that depends on transportation which is to say nearly all of them.
• The Future of Search: Generative Engine Optimization
  
  For more than 20 years internet marketing has generated billions of dollars for both small and large businesses.
• Unemployment Claims Cool After Rough Year for Jobs
  
  Americans filed the fewest new jobless claims in a month last week and while the number of unemployed workers collecting relief payments has eased from recent highs there is little indication of a break from the weak hiring environment that settled in over the course of...
• Interest Rates Could Be on Hold 'For Some Time,' Fed Minutes Show
  
  Holding rates steady would give the Fed breathing room to measure the impact of the three cuts made this year.
• Unemployment Claims Fall to One-Month Low
  
  The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest in a month but the unemployment rate likely remained high in December amid sluggish hiring.
• Fed Officials Showed Deep Divisions at Dec. Meeting
  
  The U.S. Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting only after a deeply nuanced debate about the risks facing the U.S. economy right now according to minutes of the latest two-day session.
• Trump Preps New Trade Levies if High Court Nixes Tariffs
  
  President Donald Trump is preparing a rapid fallback plan to reimpose sweeping trade levies under alternative laws if the Supreme Court strikes down his use of emergency powers to impose tariffs according to diplomats and trade lawyers.
• Hourly Minimum Wage to Rise to $17 in NYC
  
  New Yorkers will ring in the New Year with another bump in the minimum wage as hourly pay rises to 17 across New York City Westchester and Long Island on Jan. 1 while the rest of the state will see the minimum climb to 16 an hour.
• US Pending Home Sales Surge to Highest in 3 Years
  
  Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly shot to the highest in nearly three years in November as improving affordability conditions drew in buyers according to the National Association of Realtors.
• US Home Prices Rise by Least Since 2012 in October
  
  U.S. home prices rose in October at the slowest annual rate in more than 13 years government data showed Tuesday in a sign of improving affordability in the long-struggling housing market.
• China Gears Up as World's No. 1  Car Maker,  Ending Japan's 20-Year Reign
  
  China is on track to become the worlds largest auto manufacturer for the first time in 2025 marking a historic shift in the global auto industry after more than two decades of Japanese dominance Nikkei reports.
• The Market Risk in 2026 if Growth Projections Fail
  
  There is a rising market risk in 2026 that is largely overlooked as we wrap up this year. As discussed in the "Feds Soft Landing Narrative"optimism about 2026 is running high.
• Fed Hawks and Doves: Central Bankers' Remarks
  
  After cutting the U.S. policy rate by a quarter-of-a-percentage point in October to further support the labor market Federal Reserve policymakers are deeply divided over what to do next with policymakers worried that further easing could worsen inflation pitted against...
• US Stocks End Down as Tech Dips Ahead of New Year
  
  Wall Streets main indexes ended lower Monday kicking off the final week of the year on a softer note as heavyweight technology stocks retreated from last weeks gains that had pushed the SP 500 to record highs.
• Gold Alert: Stormy Times Ahead
  
  The gold price is racing from one all-time high to the next. Thats good news for friends of the precious metal and bad news for anyone still hoping for a stabilization of global debt dynamics.
• Corporate Bankruptcies Surge to Great Recession Levels
  
  Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025 climbing to levels not seen since the aftermath of the Great Recession as companies struggled to absorb inflation rising interest rates and the highest tariffs in decades The Washington Post reports.
• US Economy, Jobs to Accelerate on Tax Cut Tailwind
  
  A see-saw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trumps tax cuts less uncertainty around tariffs the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a late-year run of interest-rate reductions from...
• Tax Cuts Poised to Power US Growth in 2026
  
  Economists see the tax cuts in Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill as a principal driver of the U.S. economy in 2026 both for individuals and businesses. Heres some detail about whats in store.
• Trump's Success Means It's Morning Again in America
  
  When President Donald Trump was elected in November of 2024 he inherited a "mess." Incredibly in less than one year its"morning again" in America.
• US Pledges $2B in Humanitarian Support to UN
  
  The United States has made a 2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid a U.S. State Department official said on Monday following major foreign aid cuts by the Trump administration in 2025.
• Dick Morris to Newsmax: Trump Tariffs, Investment Powering Strong GDP
  
  The Trump administrations emphasis on tariffs and investment rather than consumer-driven demand has helped power the latest strong GDP numbers while keeping inflation in check Dick Morris an adviser to President Donald Trump told Newsmax on Saturday.
• EJ Antoni to Newsmax: Trump Economy Turns 'Bullish' in 2025
  
  Heritage Foundation chief economist EJ Antoni said Saturday on Newsmax that President Donald Trumps economic agenda is delivering promised growth gains.
• Trump: Upcoming Midterms Will Be 'About Pricing'
  
  The 2026 midterm elections will be "about pricing" according to President Donald Trump who said that his administration is restoring the nations economy after the condition in which former President Joe Biden left it.
• GOP Strategist to Newsmax: Trump's Economy Critics Discredited
  
  Republican strategist John Jordan told Newsmax on Friday that critics who predicted economic disaster under President Donald Trump have been "fairly completely" discredited citing market performance and economic data that have contradicted dire forecasts.
• Trump Allies See Opportunity in Russia; Investors See Risk
  
  President Donald Trumps inner circle sees big business potential in Moscow but seasoned U.S. investors say doing business in Vladimir Putins Russia is still dangerous.

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