Economy & Business

A woman drinks coffee in a newly-opened Starbucks at a mall in Khimki outside Moscow in 2007. (Alexander Natruskin/Reuters) Major companies including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Starbucks have joined a cascade of major companies…

Workers shovel snow from the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, December 16, 2020. (Erin Scott/Reuters) The U.S. national debt hit and exceeded $30 trillion for the first time in the country’s history Tuesday, Treasury…

When you buy a product, you should be able to expect that you’re its sole owner. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T here’s an old saying that a stopped clock is right twice a day. We shouldn’t be shocked, then, that President Biden and Senator…

DirecTV satellite dishes on an apartment roof in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2014. (Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters) DirecTV has decided not to renew its contract with the far-right One America News Network (OANN), according to several…

National Economic Council director Brian Deese at a press briefing in the White House, Washington, D.C., July 2, 2021 (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) National Economic Council director Brian Deese on Thursday declined to say whether he…

(Cemile Bingol/Getty Images) The week of October 25: chaos, energy, inflation, taxation, stagflation, and much, much more (little of it good). Omnishambles is a neologism first used in the BBC political satire The Thick of Itin 2009.…

Is there anyone left in the White House who even notices the complete absence of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies? NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A t some point, you have to ask whether Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are even trying anymore…

Doug Hassebroek shops with a protective mask in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 25, 2020. (Caitlin Ochs/Reuters) A majority of Americans blame the Biden administration’s policies for rising inflation, according to a Politico/Morning Consult…

Texas State Capitol in Austin. (SusanRisdon/Getty Images) More than 50 companies have signed a statement condemning a new Texas law that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The statement, which was organized by a…

A sign advertising job openings is seen as a man exits a FedEx branch in New York, N.Y., August 6, 2021. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) The U.S. economy added about 235,000 new jobs in August according to U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics…