Author: Jayson Javitz

Retail Sales Growth in retail sales has been outpacing inflation by a wide margin. On a year-over-year basis retail sales in October were up 5.2%. Consumer spending accounts for …

Vitamin V The Prez vetoed that pork spending bill on health, labor and education programs. The bill was passed last week along party lines, with media/Democrats voting in favor …

A Disaster of a Disaster Bill Pelosi & Co. on Thursday passed a nanny state bill regarding disaster insurance. The bill drastically would expand the federal government's role in …

Michael Mukasey was confirmed Thursday evening along party lines to be U.S. attorney general. For those who missed it -- or who've already blocked it out -- Mukasey was …

Congressional Spending + Prez's Veto Power The media/Democrat Congress passed a pork spending bill for education, health and job training programs. Here's how they voted: U.S. Senate 44 / …

Business Politics There were two major business-related ballot referenda decided Tuesday: 1. Oregon rejected cigarette taxes designed to fund a socialized medicine program for children. 2. New Jersey rejected …

Growth in Total Incomes, Wages + Salaries Total incomes and wages and salaries have been growing much faster than inflation: 6.8% - growth in total incomes - 9/06 - …

In addition to the Federal Reserve's widely-publicized 0.25% rate cut there have been a number of interesting business stories thus far this week: Economic Growth Inflation-adjusted GDP growth in …

Cause + Effect Forbes Magazine recently released its annual survey of the best cities across the nation for job seekers and the gainfully employed. The top-10: Salt Lake City, …

Some of you might have followed with keen interest the brouhaha regarding Judge Leslie Southwick. For the uninitiated, Judge Southwick is a conservative Mississippi Republican, formerly a state appeals …