Amazon is testing a delivery service that would compete with shipping giants UPS and FedEx, it was announced today. The service is being tested in Los Angeles and would only be available to businesses selling goods on Amazon’s platform, …
Continue ReadingSeveral Canadian solar panel companies are suing the Trump administration over the 30% tariffs the President imposed on their products last month. President Trump, last month, announced a 30% tariff on solar panels and a 50% tariff on imported washing …
Continue ReadingA recent Gallup survey shows a wide discrepancy between President Donald Trump’s approval rating among voters of different political parties. The president’s approval rating among Republicans is an exceptionally high 90%, while among Democrats it is a low 6%. …
Continue ReadingSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan was heavily criticized on social media yesterday after he tweeted about the benefits of the GOP-passed tax overhaul, saying that a Lancaster, PA woman was pleasantly surprised to see an extra $1.50 in her …
Continue ReadingThe economy added 200,000 jobs in January and unemployment held at 4.1% according to the January jobs report released by the Labor Department. November’s and December’s totals were revised upward by an additional 24,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate has dropped …
Continue ReadingHealth insurance provider Cigna announced today that it is increasing the minimum wage for its employees and providing other compensation benefits due to the GOP-led tax overhaul passed last month. The company will be increasing its minimum wage to $16 …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last night and began by highlighting the accomplishments of his first year in office.
…Continue Reading“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs,
President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tomorrow night. Here are the top five things the president will try to achieve in his first address as Commander-in-Chief.
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Continue ReadingHome Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus had a simple message for Democrats yesterday: use your brains. “Democrats, use your stupid brains. You don’t have any brains and don’t understand what happens,” Marcus said on Fox News on Saturday. The billionaire …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump’s first State of the Union address will tout his first-year accomplishments such as the tax overhaul passed last month, while also calling for major initiatives to be tackled this year. The president will call for immigration reform, a …
Continue ReadingThe Home Depot has announced that it will be giving employees a bonus because of the tax overhaul passed by the GOP-led Congress last month. The company will be giving bonuses of up to $1,000 to each of its 400,000 …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today and delivered a simple message: America is open for business. “There has never been a better time to hire, to build, to invest and to grow in the United …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump has arrived in Davos ahead of a speech he is expected to give to the World Economic Forum. The president is expected to outline a vision of how “America First” policies can complement a global-cooperation agenda.
The World …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump signed an executive order imposing new tariffs on solar panels and washing machines yesterday in a move, the president said, will lead directly to American jobs. “You’re going to have people getting jobs again and we’re going to …
Continue ReadingJPMorgan Chase has announced $20 billion in new spending directed at employee pay raises, as well as the hiring new employees. The company announced the investment was a direct result of the tax legislation passed last month by the …
Continue ReadingA draft of the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan leaked to the press on Monday. The document reveals the details of a plan to revamp America’s roads, bridges and transit systems, as well as its water infrastructure and Veteran’s Affairs …
Continue ReadingA new report released today says that 82% of the wealth created in 2017 went to the world’s richest 1%. The report, published by Oxfam International, an advocacy group dedicated to the eradication of world poverty, also estimated that the …
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