Economy

X is not real life, but its tentacles slither into the increasingly online landscape that defines real life. It’s not X’s fault; it has merely become an incubator of a trend launched years ago by the 24-hour news cycle. Really, then, much…

America has become addicted to cheap foreign baubles and easy money (i.e., fake fiat currency) at the expense of its long-term economic health. We allowed ourselves to be transformed from a cast iron economy that made things into a largely…

According to economists, Trump's tariffs are currently running the global economy into the ground.To help you prepare, The Babylon Bee has found the 10 most devastating effects of Trump's tariffs. Take a look at the madness.Millions of…

Back in 2011, my wife became a stay-at-home mom to prepare for our three adopted kids to come home. That’s when it all started. Amid the seemingly endless paperwork required for an international adoption of a sibling group, I noticed she…

PORTLAND, OR — Even people with the most secure jobs in booming industries reported feeling the widespread financial squeeze, with one local Tesla bomber forced to take a second job as a Bernie Sanders rally attendee.Devin Hansbrough, a…

U.S. — Egg prices are finally on the decline for the first time since 2022, but one federal judge has put a stop to that with an injunction requiring egg prices to go back up."It's the court's position that egg prices must return to their…

President Donald Trump’s first full month in office was marked by one of the lowest consumer price index increases and the lowest level of core consumer prices Americans have experienced over the last four record-breaking years. The White…

Lana Pol was just a high school student when her father, Wayne, and oldest brother started Geetings Inc., a trucking company in Pella, Iowa, in 1972. “My father had a sixth-grade education but had a brilliant mind,” Pol told IW…

Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are now in effect after these countries failed to adequately stem the flow of illegal immigrants and deadly fentanyl in the United States despite President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to give them…

ORANGE, CA — A new episode of HGTV's House Hunters was derailed yesterday after BlackRock quickly purchased all three of the potential properties.In a first for the fan-favorite show, the prospective homebuyers were left without any…