Economy Tag

America’s Optimism Surges Under Trump: Right Direction Numbers Hit 20-Year High

Posted by Ben Smith on March 16, 2025 4 Comments

That 44%, who say right direction, that's up since November. And if that doesn't seem like a lot, the last time it cracked 40%, you got to go back to 2012, the last time it actually hit 44% or higher, January of 2004....

Shell Shocked: The True Cost Behind Soaring Egg Prices

Posted by David Manney on March 12, 2025 63 Comments

While the ongoing avian influenza outbreak has undeniably played a role in supply shortages, there’s a deeper story here that involves corporate profits, market manipulation, and a lack of meaningful intervention from policymakers....

Treasury Secretary: U.S. is Detoxing from ‘Addiction’ to Excessive Federal Spending

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on March 11, 2025 17 Comments

The U.S. is currently transitioning from an economy driven by the public sector into a private sector economy....

Ontario Stops Electricity Hikes After Trump Threatens Double Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 11, 2025 52 Comments

Trump made the move after Ontario Premier Doug Ford placed 25% tariffs on electricity that flows to three states....

Trump Delaying Tariffs on Mexico for Products Under USMCA

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 06, 2025 9 Comments

This Agreement is until April 2nd. I did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum."...

Trump Grants One Month Tariff Exemption on Autos From Canada, Mexico

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 05, 2025 6 Comments

"Reciprocal tariffs will still go into effect on April 2."...

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Somehow The Country Kept Shopping While Anti-Trump/Musk Activists Called For ‘Economic Blackout Day’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 01, 2025 26 Comments

"I will fill my truck up with gas today, go to Walmart, then to Best Buys and finally stop at McDonalds for lunch. Then go shopping on Amazon when I get home. The woke left is supposed to boycott those places today. "...

IL Gov. Pritzker: Prices Going Up at Grocery Stores Because Democracy is Being Taken Away

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 28, 2025 35 Comments

“The things that I’m speaking out about now, about, you know, the threat to our democracy, this is not a message to win elections on, it’s something people need to know”...

Egg Purchase Restrictions Implemented at Major US Grocery Stores

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 14, 2025 43 Comments

Loss of egg laying chickens is to blame, as over 148 million birds have been put down since the official start of the bird flu pandemic over 3 years ago. Meanwhile, Ohio reports is first case of a bird flu in humans....