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We now have data indicating the best and worst investments of twenty fifteen. Let’s begin with currencies. Those of you who though that the Azerbaijani…

America’s three largest banks – JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo earned more than $6 billion just from ATM and overdraft fees last year –…

About five years ago, Martin Feldstein, one of the nation’s top economists and a principal adviser to President Ronald Reagan, predicted that the U.S.…

According to recent U.S. Labor Department data, hourly pay for American workers rose significantly in January. Specifically, average hourly earnings…

America’s official unemployment rate is now below five percent. The past two years have been associated with the most job growth nationally since nineteen…

Economic news has not been great lately. In addition to jittery stock markets and evidence of deteriorating business conditions abroad, America’s pace of…

Perhaps you’ve heard that all is not well in Puerto Rico. This has been the case for several years and circumstances are poised to deteriorate further. As…

Following the examples of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the United Nations has downgraded its forecast for global economic growth…

The current U.S. economic recovery will celebrate its seventh birthday next month. But for millions of Americans, the pain endures. As indicated by writer…

During the current election cycle, there has been a lot of discussion about protecting and creating manufacturing jobs in America. Several candidates have…

Christmas was less than a month ago and it may be too soon to think about what presents you should purchase for friends and family during the next holiday…

Let’s say your neighbor wins the lottery. You would likely experience a range of emotions. But you wouldn’t think that their winning the lottery would…

The U.S. labor force participation rate has fallen rapidly for much of the past decade. One of the primary factors has been an aging population, but there…

It is quite conceivable that over the next several years, there may come a time when many will long for the good old days when the economy was growing two…

Many policymakers who support increases in the minimum wage point out that such policy will help solve the nation’s housing affordability crisis. However,…

When the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation added just thirty eight thousand jobs in May according to their establishment survey,…

Many observers of the economy are aware of the stress that diminished oil prices have placed on nations like Venezuela and Russia. But there are a handful…

There are probably people out there who haven’t met an economist. This is not simply a reflection of the social skills of economists, but also the fact…

Conventional wisdom suggests that the low skilled American worker is doomed. On the one hand, technology and globalization has been reducing demand for…

A recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine analyzes the economic and fiscal implications of immigration to the U.S.…