For most of America, the headlines trumpeting a “strong economy” and “stocks at record highs” land like a cruel joke...

The truth is that most of the country is experiencing very real pain...

“Continued economic momentum helped land 2025 holiday sales near the top of NRF’s forecast, reaffirming that consumers remain on solid footing...”

The majority of debanking cases in the US are a result of government pressure, rather than individual banks’ policies...

Despite this, slightly more people have been able to afford healthy diets, thanks to rising incomes and social protections...

History is remarkably consistent. From the worthless continental to Weimar Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe, the pattern is always the same...

“If enacted, this cap would only drive consumers toward less regulated, more costly alternatives..."

...and you thought Millennials were miserable.

"The market for chunkier sports models from brands like Rolex has been on a roller coaster..." 

A Belgian judge was unimpressed by claims that early menopause explained months of extreme domestic abuse that left a 48-year-old man a "burned skeleton"...

...cash is freedom.. Government is not your friend, and CBDCs are not a solution...

...and job cuts plunged in December

Global wine production fell nearly 19% between 2015 and 2024, reaching its lowest level in a decade...

Congress last made major Social Security changes 43 years ago...

New rules from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and SECURE 2.0 create both tax breaks and planning challenges.

"Please make changes, the governor, BGE, whomever, please change this immediately, because it's affecting all of us,"

A deduction of up to $10,000 is available for vehicles that undergo final assembly in the United States.

The top 20% of U.S. earners receive more than half of all national income, a figure that has climbed from 43.5% in 1974...

...5.7% of employed Americans worked more than one job last month, which is also the highest share in 25 years.

When eating out turns into a budgeting exercise, it reveals something deeper about inflation, the rising cost of living and the quiet erosion of our quality of life…