Category: Economics

I learned two things today. One was that there was people from Idaho are called 'Idahoans,' and the other wasn't that the Democrats in DC are a bunch of …

April's revenues were the second highest ever. So much for the argument that Bush's tax cuts have driven up the deficit: A flood of income tax payments pushed up …

When prices spike as they have with gasoline, lawmakers who don't understand the free market think enacting price controls will solve the problem. In reality, price controls do the …

The Dow ended up 142.24. And the Dems shot down the prospect of younger workers investing a small portion of their social security in the market to get a …

More great news on the economy. NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Activity in both the vast US services sector and at factories accelerated more than expected, according to …

Meet the Press was pretty bad yesterday. The topic was oil prices, and Tim Russert just couldn't get the concept of supply and demand even though Energy Secretary Sam …

The economy roared to a 4.8% growth rate in the first quarter of 2006: April 28, 2006 -- The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis says that the U.S. …

So says John Stossel. And he's right. "Who's John Stossel?" That was Virgil Rosanke's reaction when "20/20" interviewed him for one of my TV specials. Without Rosanke and others …

So says Hillary Clinton. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for a new national economic strategy that combines fiscal discipline with broad health-care reforms, a rebuilding of the nation's …

And she should be. Oprah worked her butt off and provided many people jobs in the process. Speaking in Baltimore on Monday at a fundraiser for Beth Tfiloh Dahan …