• Pentagon OKs $8.6B Boeing F-15 Deal for Israel
  
  Boeing was given an 8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israel Program the Pentagon said on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida.
• Trump: 'Would Love to Fire' Powell; 'I Still Might'
  
  President Donald Trump said he is still weighing whether to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeating sharp criticism of Powells leadership and signaling a decision could come as soon as January.
• Carmakers Want to Control What You Hear in Your Car
  
  First it was AM radio now its FM radio. Imagine starting your car and realizing that what you can hear-or cant hear-has already been decided for you. The same tech giants that censor your posts curate your newsfeeds and impact your online experience now want to control...
• 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.
• America's Speed Limits Are Broken - And Here's the Truth No One Wants to Admit
  
  Speed limits are the most ignored law in the country. Everyone knows it everyone does it and every politician pretends they dont.Yet despite universal noncompliance speed limits keep trending upward.
• Ground Beef Recalled in 6 States Over E. Coli
  
  The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a recall over fears of E. coli on more than 2800 pounds of raw ground beef shipped to distributors in six states Pennsylvanias WTAJ-TV reported Monday.
• Year-End Tax Tips
  
  Thirty years ago I worked in the inner city helping prepare taxes as a volunteer. From then to today there have been many new laws created to help working families with deductions expenses tax rates education and retirement.
• Canada Pushes Trade Mix Amid Trump's Tariffs
  
  Canadas Liberal government is rapidly reshaping its economic strategy directing nearly the entire Cabinet to focus on trade as President Donald Trumps tariffs force Ottawa to confront the risks of relying so heavily on the U.S.
• All 50 States Get Slice of $50B Rural Health Push
  
  The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services CMS announced that all 50 states will receive funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program a 50 billion initiative aimed at strengthening and modernizing healthcare in rural communities nationwide.
• Minnesota Loses Federal Funding After Fraud Findings
  
  The U.S. Small Business Administration is freezing more than 5.5 million in federal funding to Minnesota for widespread fraud and a breakdown in oversight under Democrat Gov. Tim Walz.
• With the Fed Opting for Easy Money, Invest in Stocks
  
  The Federal Reserve had few good choices when it again cut interest rates.On the basis of what was known about inflation and labor markets it could have resisted White House pressure and justified a move in the opposite direction-raised interest rates-or stood...
• Silver Exploded This Year, Here's Why
  
  Silver prices surged to ahistoric high of 80 a troy ounce Monday smashing a record that had stood for more than four decades and underscoring how a once-sleepy precious metal has become one of the hottest trades of 2025.
• 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.
• World Cup Ticket Demand Breaking All Records
  
  More than 150 million ticket requests have been submitted by fans from more than 200 countries for the 2026 World Cup in North America FIFA announced Monday.
• 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.
• Crypto's Silent Reset
  
  2025 was supposed to be a monster year for crypto.Bitcoin BTC surged to a new all-time highhellip Wall Street poured hundreds of billions into ETFshellip Washington finally stopped trying to kill the industryhellip and real-world crypto apps quietly pulled in record...
• 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.
• Wall Street's 2025 Misses on Tariffs, China & US Dollar
  
  This was one of the most topsy-turvy years in living memory for financial markets as U.S. President Donald Trump tore up the economic playbook that has shaped the multilateral globalized world for decades.
• Global Stocks Head for Year-End Record on Fed Rate Cut Bets
  
  Global stocks were on track to end 2025 at record highs Monday while the dollar hovered near its lowest in almost three months reflecting investors expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next year.
• Louis Gerstner, Former IBM CEO Who Revitalized 'Big Blue,' Dies at 83
  
  Louis Gerstner the former CEO and chairman of IBM died Saturday aged 83.
• Appreciate What Makes USA's Generosity Possible
  
  This holiday season reminds me that generosity requires capacity not just money but time. Growth in short makes us more capable of being good to one another.
• 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.

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