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- Trump Today: Trump bemoans ‘Death Valley’ TV time slot for his defense team President Donald Trump complained Friday about the timing of his legal team’s defense in his impeachment trial, saying it will occupy time during TV’s “Death Valley” on Saturday.
- Where Should I Retire?: I want to retire in a college town with warm weather and lower taxes — where should I go?The couple would also like a spot that leans liberal.
- Keynote Speaker: Scientist who simulated the global impact of a coronavirus outbreak says ‘the cat’s already out of the bag’ and China’s efforts to contain the disease ‘unlikely to be effective’Dr. Eric Toner is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and was a part of a simulation, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, that such a disease could kill 65 million people. within 18 months.
- Key Words: One of the most successful stock-market investors says these 3 events ‘would definitely trigger a bear market’Stanley Druckenmiller, one of Wall Street’s most successful investors, acknowledges that the markets are riding high and that investors may be able to finally breathe in the short term after a number of shocks, but says investors should be wary of three events that could knock assets into a bear market.
- As Trump becomes the first president to attend the March for Life, discontent with abortion policy is at an all-time highA flurry of states last year enacted restrictive anti-abortion laws.
- Key Words: Bill Gates says he’s happy to pay $20 billion in taxes, but Warren’s plan will make him ‘do a little math on what I have left over’ Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, waded deep in to the hotly debated topic of taxing the wealthy to redistribute money to the have-nots — a contentious issue that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been at the forefront of as she bids to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.
- Project Syndicate: George Soros explains how democracy can overcome authoritarian nationalismOur best hope against authoritarianism lies in access to quality education that reinforces the autonomy of the individual by cultivating critical thinking and emphasizing intellectual freedom, writes investor and philanthropist George Soros.
- Earnings Outlook: At Boeing, growing debt and 737 Max doubts cloud quarterly earningsBoeing investors focus on jet maker’s outlook amid the ongoing Max debacle and deteriorating balance sheet.
- Bond Report: Treasury yields sink to October low after new coronavirus case in U.S.Treasury yields slump on Friday after another case of the coronavirus was reported in the U.S., raising worries that the pathogen may have a bigger domestic impact than initially thought.
- Don’t worry about an overbought stock market because the Fed is here to helpAll forms of money supply have accelerated over the past year, supporting lofty equity prices.
President Donald Trump complained Friday about the timing of his legal team’s defense in his impeachment trial, saying it will occupy time during TV’s “Death Valley” on Saturday.
The couple would also like a spot that leans liberal.
Dr. Eric Toner is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and was a part of a simulation, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, that such a disease could kill 65 million people. within 18 months.
Stanley Druckenmiller, one of Wall Street’s most successful investors, acknowledges that the markets are riding high and that investors may be able to finally breathe in the short term after a number of shocks, but says investors should be wary of three events that could knock assets into a bear market.
A flurry of states last year enacted restrictive anti-abortion laws.
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, waded deep in to the hotly debated topic of taxing the wealthy to redistribute money to the have-nots — a contentious issue that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been at the forefront of as she bids to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.
Our best hope against authoritarianism lies in access to quality education that reinforces the autonomy of the individual by cultivating critical thinking and emphasizing intellectual freedom, writes investor and philanthropist George Soros.
Boeing investors focus on jet maker’s outlook amid the ongoing Max debacle and deteriorating balance sheet.
Treasury yields slump on Friday after another case of the coronavirus was reported in the U.S., raising worries that the pathogen may have a bigger domestic impact than initially thought.
All forms of money supply have accelerated over the past year, supporting lofty equity prices.
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- Sonos Hears YouMany Sonos customers got an email from the smart-speaker company this week informing them that devices introduced between 2005 and 2011 would no longer receive software updates and new features. The company quickly backtracked after complaints.
- Discover Shares Plunge on Worries About Troubled BorrowersShares in Discover Financial Services fell about 11% Friday after analysts raised questions about troubled borrowers in its credit-card portfolio.
- Why Invest? A 22-Year-Old's Tough Questions About CapitalismInvestment analyst Laurence Siegel tries to convince a 22-year-old skeptic why the future for markets—and the environment—is bright.
- Stocks Drop on Worries About Virus OutbreakU.S. stocks fell on worries the deadly coronavirus outbreak is spreading. Energy was among the worst-performing sectors of the S&P 500, pulled down by slumping prices for crude oil.
- Intel Cushions Its Capital PainProduction arms race with TSMC grows more expensive, even as data-center sales soar.
- Tiger Global Raises $3.75 Billion Venture FundThe fund raise signifies investors’ continued hunger for yield in a low-interest-rate environment and their belief that exposure to private technology continues to be a good investment
- Hunt For Yield Boosts Corporate Bond Sales, PricesCorporate bond prices pushed higher Friday, extending a rally that has spurred a wave of issuance by companies of all kinds.
- Coronavirus Fears Continue to Weigh on OilU.S. crude prices were on track for their worst week since July, weighed down by fears that a deadly new virus spreading throughout China and other countries will hurt demand for oil.
- Refinancing Boom Fuels Mortgages to Postcrisis RecordThe mortgage market in 2019 had its best year since the height of the precrisis boom, the latest sign that housing is firming up after showing signs of weakness early last year.
- American Express Expects Earnings to Rise in 2020Fourth-quarter profit beat Wall Street’s expectations and the credit-card company gave an optimistic earnings outlook for 2020. Shares rose.
- U.K. Financial Regulator Gets Interim Chief ExecutiveThe U.K government appointed Christopher Woolard as interim chief executive of its main financial regulator to replace Andrew Bailey, who’s leaving to become governor of the Bank of England.
- Fed Adds $55.3 Billion in Weekend LiquidityThe New York Fed intervened in financial markets with a $55.3 billion weekend repurchase agreement, or repo, adding to the temporary amount of liquidity the central bank has pumped into the financial system.
- Rémy Cointreau Offers Investors a Dry Few MonthsRémy Cointreau has blamed a dismal end to 2019 on a series of one-offs, and it won’t be clear whether the problems go deeper until the new boss lays out his strategy in June.
- Switzerland Bans Unnamed Former Bank CEO Over Insider TradingThe Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority said the chief executive used information received on the job and shared inside information with others for share trades, breaking internal rules and supervisory law.
- Deutsche Bank Appoints Former German Foreign Minister to BoardDeutsche Bank said that it has picked Sigmar Gabriel, a former minister in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, to join its board, after the appointment of another nominee fell through.
- Stocks to Watch: Intel, American Express, InovioIntel, Broadcom, American Express and Inovio are among the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Friday’s session.
- Transport Stocks Are Still Flashing Warning SignalsTransportation stocks haven’t hit a new high in 16 months, a potentially ominous sign for investors betting on a pickup in global growth.
- Online Brokers Go From Zero to HeroThe zero-commission trend has led online brokerage customers to trade more and park more cash.
- The Stock Market Where Family Succession Still MattersSouth Korea’s corporate world is a family affair. Investors betting on rapid change to the old ways may end up disappointed.
- Consumer Giants Are Struggling to Slim DownThe fastest way for consumer-product manufacturers to improve sales growth—their No. 1 priority—is to unload unfashionable brands that are dragging down their performance. So it is a puzzle why they are selling so little.
Many Sonos customers got an email from the smart-speaker company this week informing them that devices introduced between 2005 and 2011 would no longer receive software updates and new features. The company quickly backtracked after complaints.
Shares in Discover Financial Services fell about 11% Friday after analysts raised questions about troubled borrowers in its credit-card portfolio.
Investment analyst Laurence Siegel tries to convince a 22-year-old skeptic why the future for markets—and the environment—is bright.
U.S. stocks fell on worries the deadly coronavirus outbreak is spreading. Energy was among the worst-performing sectors of the S&P 500, pulled down by slumping prices for crude oil.
Production arms race with TSMC grows more expensive, even as data-center sales soar.
The fund raise signifies investors’ continued hunger for yield in a low-interest-rate environment and their belief that exposure to private technology continues to be a good investment
Corporate bond prices pushed higher Friday, extending a rally that has spurred a wave of issuance by companies of all kinds.
U.S. crude prices were on track for their worst week since July, weighed down by fears that a deadly new virus spreading throughout China and other countries will hurt demand for oil.
The mortgage market in 2019 had its best year since the height of the precrisis boom, the latest sign that housing is firming up after showing signs of weakness early last year.
Fourth-quarter profit beat Wall Street’s expectations and the credit-card company gave an optimistic earnings outlook for 2020. Shares rose.
The U.K government appointed Christopher Woolard as interim chief executive of its main financial regulator to replace Andrew Bailey, who’s leaving to become governor of the Bank of England.
The New York Fed intervened in financial markets with a $55.3 billion weekend repurchase agreement, or repo, adding to the temporary amount of liquidity the central bank has pumped into the financial system.
Rémy Cointreau has blamed a dismal end to 2019 on a series of one-offs, and it won’t be clear whether the problems go deeper until the new boss lays out his strategy in June.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority said the chief executive used information received on the job and shared inside information with others for share trades, breaking internal rules and supervisory law.
Deutsche Bank said that it has picked Sigmar Gabriel, a former minister in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, to join its board, after the appointment of another nominee fell through.
Intel, Broadcom, American Express and Inovio are among the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Friday’s session.
Transportation stocks haven’t hit a new high in 16 months, a potentially ominous sign for investors betting on a pickup in global growth.
The zero-commission trend has led online brokerage customers to trade more and park more cash.
South Korea’s corporate world is a family affair. Investors betting on rapid change to the old ways may end up disappointed.
The fastest way for consumer-product manufacturers to improve sales growth—their No. 1 priority—is to unload unfashionable brands that are dragging down their performance. So it is a puzzle why they are selling so little.
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- Wall Street slides as China virus concerns mountWall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns over the scope of the coronavirus outbreak, capping the S&P 500's biggest weekly decline in six months.
- U.S. Justice Dept. plans to hold meeting to discuss tech industry liability: sourcesThe U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post, sources familiar with the plans said on Friday.
- Financier doubts add to Boeing's MAX headachesTo restore faith in the 737 MAX, Boeing needs to prove its flagship jet is not just airworthy but also a safe investment.
- FAA official tells U.S. airlines MAX could return to service before mid-year: sourcesFederal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson has called senior U.S. airline officials Friday and told them that the agency could approve the grounded Boeing 737 MAX's return to service before mid-year, people briefed on the calls said Friday.
- Explainer: Bezos allegations put phone hacking technology in the spotlightAllegations that Amazon.com boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have put a spotlight on the security of smartphones and the secretive tools used to hack them.
- Dollar dips vs yen as investors reach for safe havens on virus scareThe U.S. dollar slipped against the safe-haven Japanese yen on Friday as investors fretted over concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand.
- Remaining hurdles for scandal-hit Wells FargoWells Fargo & Co and its officials have racked up well over $4 billion (3 billion pounds) in penalties since a sales practices scandal erupted in 2016, and continues to face headwinds.
- U.S. bank regulator sharpens teeth on Wells Fargo, surprising criticsLong accused of being too soft, a U.S. bank regulator has surprised its critics with tough treatment of scandal-ridden lender Wells Fargo , culminating on Thursday in more than$58 million in fines against eight former executives at the bank.
- Oil drops more than 2%, approaches weekly loss on China virus fearsCrude prices fell more than 2% on Friday and headed for a steep weekly decline over concerns that the coronavirus will spread farther in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer, curbing travel and oil demand.
- Boeing weighing new 787 Dreamliner production cut: sourcesBoeing Co is weighing another production cut of its 787 Dreamliner, but may not have to take that step depending on the size and timing of orders from China stemming from a recent U.S. trade agreement, people briefed on the matter said Friday.
- U.S. shares, oil prices slump as China virus fears spreadU.S. shares and crude prices dropped on Friday and 10-year U.S. treasury yields fell to their lowest point in about three months amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand.
- New U.S. curb on Huawei in limbo amid pushback from Pentagon: sourcesThe U.S. Commerce Department has withdrawn a rule aimed at further reducing sales to China's Huawei Technologies amid concerns from the Defense Department that the move would harm U.S. businesses, people familiar with the matter said.
- Four-comma club: Predicting the next company to join trillion-dollar value eliteThe trillion-dollar market cap club expanded last week to a third U.S. company, with Google parent Alphabet Inc topping the lofty valuation mark. Adding the next member, however, is likely to take a while.
- Nestle teams up with Canadian plant-based ingredient makersFood company Nestle SA said on Friday it has teamed up with small Canadian plant-based food ingredient makers Burcon and Merit Functional Foods, the second such supply agreement this month that targets Canadian crops.
- U.S. senator slams Tesla's 'misleading' name for Autopilot driver assistance systemA U.S. senator on Friday urged Tesla Inc to rebrand its driver assistance system Autopilot, saying it has "an inherently misleading name" and is subject to potentially dangerous misuse.
- Intel's blockbuster results lift shares to dotcom peak, fire up sectorIntel Corp's shares hit their highest in nearly two decades on Friday after cloud computing demand fired up the chipmaker's data center business and allayed concerns of market share loss to rival AMD, lifting stocks across the sector.
- Bombardier scrambles to craft rail merger with Alstom, Hitachi: sourcesBombardier has approached France's Alstom and Japan's Hitachi to find a merger partner for its rail business as it struggles to contain costs that have eaten into margins, sources told Reuters.
- Wall Street Week Ahead: Hopes are high for tech stock 'Cadillacs'; so are their pricesWall Street is betting that the most popular U.S. technology and internet stocks can keep outshining the broader equities market but their latest rally leaves little room for error this earnings season.
- Walmart testing higher minimum wage for some employeesWalmart Inc is testing a higher starting wage for certain newly created jobs in about 500 U.S. stores, as it looks to improve in-store experience for customers amid intense competition.
- Brazil investors pour record $5.4 billion into domestic equity funds: BAMLBrazilian investors are pouring a record amount of cash into local equity funds, while foreign investors notched up their sixth straight week of buying, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday.
Wall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns over the scope of the coronavirus outbreak, capping the S&P 500's biggest weekly decline in six months.
The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post, sources familiar with the plans said on Friday.
To restore faith in the 737 MAX, Boeing needs to prove its flagship jet is not just airworthy but also a safe investment.
Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson has called senior U.S. airline officials Friday and told them that the agency could approve the grounded Boeing 737 MAX's return to service before mid-year, people briefed on the calls said Friday.
Allegations that Amazon.com boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have put a spotlight on the security of smartphones and the secretive tools used to hack them.
The U.S. dollar slipped against the safe-haven Japanese yen on Friday as investors fretted over concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand.
Wells Fargo & Co and its officials have racked up well over $4 billion (3 billion pounds) in penalties since a sales practices scandal erupted in 2016, and continues to face headwinds.
Long accused of being too soft, a U.S. bank regulator has surprised its critics with tough treatment of scandal-ridden lender Wells Fargo , culminating on Thursday in more than$58 million in fines against eight former executives at the bank.
Crude prices fell more than 2% on Friday and headed for a steep weekly decline over concerns that the coronavirus will spread farther in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer, curbing travel and oil demand.
Boeing Co is weighing another production cut of its 787 Dreamliner, but may not have to take that step depending on the size and timing of orders from China stemming from a recent U.S. trade agreement, people briefed on the matter said Friday.
U.S. shares and crude prices dropped on Friday and 10-year U.S. treasury yields fell to their lowest point in about three months amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand.
The U.S. Commerce Department has withdrawn a rule aimed at further reducing sales to China's Huawei Technologies amid concerns from the Defense Department that the move would harm U.S. businesses, people familiar with the matter said.
The trillion-dollar market cap club expanded last week to a third U.S. company, with Google parent Alphabet Inc topping the lofty valuation mark. Adding the next member, however, is likely to take a while.
Food company Nestle SA said on Friday it has teamed up with small Canadian plant-based food ingredient makers Burcon and Merit Functional Foods, the second such supply agreement this month that targets Canadian crops.
A U.S. senator on Friday urged Tesla Inc to rebrand its driver assistance system Autopilot, saying it has "an inherently misleading name" and is subject to potentially dangerous misuse.
Intel Corp's shares hit their highest in nearly two decades on Friday after cloud computing demand fired up the chipmaker's data center business and allayed concerns of market share loss to rival AMD, lifting stocks across the sector.
Bombardier has approached France's Alstom and Japan's Hitachi to find a merger partner for its rail business as it struggles to contain costs that have eaten into margins, sources told Reuters.
Wall Street is betting that the most popular U.S. technology and internet stocks can keep outshining the broader equities market but their latest rally leaves little room for error this earnings season.
Walmart Inc is testing a higher starting wage for certain newly created jobs in about 500 U.S. stores, as it looks to improve in-store experience for customers amid intense competition.
Brazilian investors are pouring a record amount of cash into local equity funds, while foreign investors notched up their sixth straight week of buying, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday.
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- Americans Back Trump On Iran, Economy And Narrowly On Impeachment: IBD/TIPP PollSupport for President Donald Trump's impeachment and removal has dipped in recent weeks. Americans back him on the economy and his Iranian offensive, the new IBD/TIPP Poll finds.
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- Joe Biden Leads Democratic Race But Loses Electability Edge Vs. President Trump: IBD/TIPPJoe Biden leads Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race, but his electability advantage vs. President Trump is fading, the January IBD/TIPP Poll shows.
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- Trump Impeached On Abuse Of Power, Obstruction Of Congress ChargesThe U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress.
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- Elizabeth Warren Overtakes Joe Biden In Democratic Presidential Race: IBD/TIPP PollElizabeth Warren has taken a narrow lead over Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, the October IBD/TIPP Poll found.
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- Americans Back Trump Impeachment Inquiry — And Biden Probe: IBD/TIPP PollIBD/TIPP Poll: Americans see the president's Ukraine actions as impeachable and favor a Trump impeachment inquiry, but the public also wants a former VP Joe Biden investigated.
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- Pelosi Drug Pricing Plan Puts Big Pharma In 2020 Election Hot SeatThe House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drug pricing plan aims to turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Big Pharma and Medicare drug prices.
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country: IBD/TIPP PollThe IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index tracks President Trump's job approval rating and the overall leadership index.
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- Biden Has 13-Point Lead Over Trump As President's Job Approval Slides: IBD/TIPP PollJoe Biden has a big lead over President Trump, whose job approval fell to a six-month-low 40%, the August IBD/TIPP Poll showed. The former VP also is well ahead of key Democratic rivals.
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country For August 2019: IBD/TIPP PollEach month, the IBD/TIPP Poll, a collaboration between Investor's Business Daily and TechnoMetrica, produces an exclusive Presidential Leadership Index. In addition to tracking President Donald Trump's job approval rating, the... Read More
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country: IBD/TIPP PollThe IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index tracks President Trump's job approval rating and the overall leadership index.
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country: IBD/TIPP Poll For July 2019The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index tracks President Trump's job approval rating and the overall leadership index.
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country: IBD/TIPP Poll For June 2019The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index fell 3.2% in June to 45.5, after rising 5.4% to 47 in May.
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country For May 2019: IBD/TIPP PollThe IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index rose 5.4% to 47 in May, following April's 0.7% drop.
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- IBD/TIPP Poll: No Trump Bump From End Of Mueller InvestigationPresident Donald Trump's ratings saw little or no bump from the end of the Mueller investigation in early April after sharp March gains, a new IBD/TIPP Poll shows.
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country For April 2019: IBD/TIPP PollThe IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index dipped 0.7% in April to 44.6 after jumping 7.2% in March. President Trump's job approval was unchanged at 41%.
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- Trump Skewers 2020 Election Message, Health Care StocksThe Trump administration just backed a long shot challenge to ObamaCare. Health care stocks fell but the bigger story may be Trump's 2020 election prospects.
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- Brexit Deal Fails Again In U.K. Vote, Putting All Options In PlayU.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected once again by Parliament, throwing the country deeper into political crisis.
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- Green New Deal Support May Cost Politicians Votes: IBD/TIPP PollAttempting to pass the so-called Green New Deal in Congress could hold political peril for the Democratic Party in 2020, a new IBD/TIPP Poll suggests.
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- Trump Approval Gains On End Of Shutdown, China Trade Hopes: IBD/TIPP PollThe nation's mood has brightened considerably and, along with it, President Trump's approval ratings have risen, March's IBD/TIPP Poll shows.
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- Trump Job Approval, Direction Of Country For March 2019: IBD/TIPP PollThe IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index rose 7.2% in March to 44.9, more than erasing February's 4.8% decline.
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- Is Global Warming A Hoax? Discover The Climate Change Facts And FictionIs global warming a hoax? Is man-made climate change really happening? Are C02 emissions causing more forest fires, hurricanes and other natural disasters? Track the latest evidence in the great global warming debate.
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- The Four High-Tax States Of The ApocalypseThe new United Van Lines data were just released that are a good proxy for where Americans are moving to and from. Guess what four states had the highest percentage of leavers in 2018.
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- How Does 'Boss' AOC Plan To Pay For Her $93 Trillion Green New Deal?Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's "boss" of the "Green New Deal." Maybe she can explain were the $93 trillion needed to pay for it will come. Taxing the rich won't even scratch the surface.
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- Venezuela's Maduro Has A Choice — He Can Leave On His Own, Or With A Military Escort"Maduro must go," Vice President Pence said of the Venezuelan dictator who ruined his country. He has a choice: Either leave freely, or at the end of a gun.
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- Our Climate Solution? It May Be Written In the StarsThe best way to really go "green" with energy is through technology and innovation. When it comes to slashing CO2 emissions, that means fusion power.
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- Should We Fear Budget Deficits? AbsolutelyWhen two well-regarded economists say federal debt and deficits don't matter that much, you should pay attention. Because their ideas are dangerously wrong.
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- Are Democrats Offering Economic Policies, Or Pipe Dreams?The Democratic presidential candidates endorse a variety of far-reaching proposals that, if adopted, would represent the largest increase in federal spending since Lyndon Johnson's Great Society.
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- Religious Freedom: The Supreme Court Can Undo Confusion With Its Ruling On This WWI MemorialFor decades the Supreme Court entangled itself in Establishment Clause decisions that have been, in the words of Alice in Wonderland, curiouser and curiouser. On Wednesday, it can undo some of that.
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- Socialism In U.S. Threatens Recession, Trump Jobs Recovery, And Foreign PolicyIn Venezuela, socialism has claimed another victim. It's the same story: Well-to-do nations go socialist, then go broke. Don't let Democrats do it here.
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- Can The U.S. Meet The Huawei Challenge?Is the U.S.' get-tough stance with China's telecom giant Huawei just another salvo in the trade wars with China, or is Huawei a real security threat? Both.
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- Green New Deal Strengthens Putin But Weakens America Progressives in Congress just rolled out their "Green New Deal," meant to end U.S. reliance on fossil fuels. It will only make us dependent on dictators.
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- Revealed: How The CBO Saved ObamaCare With Bogus ForecastsHow do you enact a massive new program, and then keep it from being repealed after it fails? It's simple. Just pull the numbers out of thin air.
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- Congress' New Progressive Class Wants To Get Hold Of Buffett's BillionsProgressives all want to get their hands on the money of wealthy people like Warren Buffett. But it comes with a cost: Lower investment, and fewer jobs.
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- Andrew McCabe, The Justice Department's Jussie SmollettThis man will say anything. Truth means nothing. He's worse than Comey.
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- Despite Short-Term Ruckus, Long-Term Progress On The BorderDespite angry rhetoric and an unsatisfactory compromise, there's also reason for some long-term progress in narrowing the gap between two nations on each side of a border that's been problematic since 1846.
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- FBI Officials Wanted To Charge Hillary Clinton — Turns Out, They Should HaveContrary to what former FBI Director James Comey said, top FBI officials wanted to charge Hillary Clinton for criminally misusing her homebrew email server and compromising American secrets.
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- Over-Zealous Antitrust Enforcement Vs. National Interest: The Case Of Qualcomm And 5GThe U.S. government is undermining our economic and security interests by its antitrust attack on Qualcomm as it develops next-generation 5G technology.
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- The True Lessons Of Amazon's Tax Bill And The Refund RuckusWhat is the real lesson to be learned from Amazon’s HQ2 misadventure, zero corporate tax bills and the tax refunds ruckus?
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- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has A Serious Billionaire ProblemAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez says billionaires are immoral. She also thinks the U.S. should be more like Sweden and Norway. So she wants more billionaires here?
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- Changing Reality With WordsThe reinvention of vocabulary can often be more effective than any social protest movement.
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- Socialized Childcare: Elizabeth Warren's Plan Means Soaring Taxes, Federal Control Over Your KidsPresidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has yet another great socialist idea: "Free" childcare. In fact, it would lead to higher taxes and soaring costs.
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- Why Did So Many Eagerly Buy Jussie Smollet's Story?Maxine Waters not only believed openly gay black actor Jussie Smollett's tale of being attacked by homophobic Trump-supporters, she — and many other big-name Democrats — knew exactly whom to blame.
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- Elizabeth Warren And The False Promise Of Universal PreschoolDecade after decade, this old chestnut is trotted out as a pro-family, pro-middle class reform. It's not.
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- $15 Minimum Wage Sparks A Jobs Recession In New YorkWhen Amazon pulled out of New York, the loss of 25,000 future jobs made headlines. What isn't making headlines are the thousands of jobs destroyed by the city's $15 minimum wage.
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- Jussie Smollett And The 'Fake First' MediaThe "just the facts" news media once again falls for a hoax that fits their narrative of racist Trump supporters.
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- Amazon Delivers A Lesson: Low Taxes Are The Best Sweetheart DealWinning requires low taxes and deregulation that benefit every company — whether it's big or small, new to the state or homegrown.
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- Rogue Bank Regulators Need To Stop Treating Bankers Like PiratesIn response to the financial crisis, Obama-era bank regulators initiated an "us vs. them" supervisory process where . It hasn't worked.
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- Bogus Gun Research On Mass ShootingsWhy are guns on the Democrats' "emergency" list anyway? One reason is sloppy reporting by lazy media.
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- Rod Rosenstein Out, William Barr In: Time To Investigate Deep State Plot Against TrumpAs Rod Rosenstein leaves the Justice Department, it's time to take stock of the Deep State's damage. Attorney General William Barr is the one for the job.
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- Would Barack Obama Be Too Conservative For Today's Democrats?When Bernie Sanders announced on Tuesday that he was running for president, the only surprising thing was how much competition he'll have on the far left.
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- Do Leftists Believe What They Say?Truth is not a left-wing value.
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- Where Did All The Free-Trade Democrats Go?Killing the USMCA would hurt the voters and hometown businesses in the districts the Democrats represent.
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- President Trump: Why Not Propose a Truly 'Green' New Deal?Hidden in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last week — and practically uncommented upon — was the seed of a revolutionary political platform.
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- John Kenneth Galbraith's 'The Affluent Society' RevisitedJohn Kenneth Galbraith's "The Affluent Society" survives as one of the most influential books of the last half of the 20th century.
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- Presidents Day: Washington And Lincoln As Relevant Today As EverAs another Presidents Day is upon us, it's important to remember America's two greatest presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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- Socialism Isn't What It Used To BeTime was, socialism meant thorough collectivism: state ownership of the means of production (including arable land), distribution and exchange.
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- Here's Why N.Y. Lost Amazon's HQ2 ... Hint, It Wasn't Because Of Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAmazon's decision to pull the plug on the New York half of its "HQ2" shows just how inhospitable the state has become to businesses.
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- Streamlining Drug Approvals Can Spur Innovation And Cut CostsThe FDA recently issued new draft rules that could speed up the development of breakthrough medicines and save millions of lives. It can't happen too fast.
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- Border Wall: The Talk Is Done — Time To Build President Donald Trump signed a budget deal and ended the possibility of a second government shutdown. Now, Trump has to build the border wall as promised.
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- Why Do Some Local Economies Thrive While Others Struggle? Liberals Won't Like The AnswerLiberals aren't going to like the answer.
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- New York Should Be Happy Amazon Has Changed Its MindNew York rejected Amazon's bid to build a "second headquarters" in the city. New Yorkers shouldn't fret. Thanks to massive subsidies, it was a bad deal.
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- Why Are So Many 2020 Candidates Backing The Farcical Green New Deal?Why have presidential candidates Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren endorsed this foolishness?
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- Harrison Ford's Climate Horror StoryWhy is it that climate doomsday is always 10 years away?
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- The Green New Deal Is Make BelieveFor the sake of argument, let's assume that the Green New Deal achieves its stated goals over a decade.
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- Andrew McCabe Confirms: Deep State Plotted To Take Down TrumpFormer FBI No. 2 Andrew McCabe admits he and others plotted to have Trump removed from office. Clearly, those who say there's no Deep State are wrong.
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- You Can't Say That on Twitter?She tweeted that "men are not women," and for that, Meghan Murphy, feminist journalist, was banned from Twitter.
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- Attention Working Americans: Democrats Want To Hike Payroll Taxes By $1.5 TrillionAmid all the hoopla about Democrats wanting to raise taxes on the rich, they are quietly working on a bill that would increase taxes on every working family in America.
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- Reality Continues To Leak From American LifeDo Democrats pushing the Green New Deal have any idea how the actual New Deal fared?
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- The Mythologies Of 'Joe Being Joe' BidenThe folksy Joe Biden is hardly the sober and judicious alternative to a supposedly reckless Donald Trump.
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- The Virginia Blackface FolliesGuess which group is least offended by the blackface scandals embroiling Virginia Democrats right now.
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- Robert Mueller Scheduled For Democrats' 'Two Minutes Of Hate'As Robert Mueller's report on President Trump and Russia nears completion, Democrats worry it won't be damning. Mueller beware: You'll be their next target.
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- Could California's Doomed Bullet Train Fund Trump's Border Wall?Gov. Gavin Newsom just pulled the plug on the California's bullet train boondoggle. President Trump should demand the $3.5 billion the federal grants back, so he can put it to better use.
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- Trump's Drug Pricing Scheme Will Hurt Seniors And Health Care ProvidersPresident Trump bashed "Medicare for all" because it would hand health care decisions to the bureaucrats in D.C. But his plan to cut drug prices would do the same thing.
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- Is It Time To Bring Back Commercial Juries?Commercial lawsuits often involve huge sums of money. Instead of trying them before a jury of lay-people, why not use special commercial juries instead?
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- Whistling Past The 'Green New Deal'Why aren't the mainstream media treating the radical Green New Deal with the derision it deserves?
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- The Republicas' 'Pouncing' ProblemWhy is it that whenever a Democrat does something outrageous, the media focuses only on how Republicans respond?
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- Here's A Better Way To Educate KidsThere must be a better way to keep kids interested in school than drugging them.
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- Trump Should Take Democrats' Wall Deal And Run With ItUnder the proposed budget deal, Trump will get just a pittance to build the border wall. He should take the deal and build it anyway.
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- Someone Just Noticed The Middle-Class Revival Going On Under TrumpDid you know that there's a middle-class revival going on right now?
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- Will Trump Win Re-Election? Behavioral Economics May Hold The AnswerPresident Trump is clearly one of the most polarizing recent presidents. But behavioral economics explains why, despite that, he'll likely be re-elected.
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- Green Is The New RedUnless conservatives defeat and discredit dingbat ideas like the Green New Deal, America will be on its way to becoming a socialist nation.
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- U.S.-China Trade Deal: Not Much At Stake, Except The Global EconomyWhat's at stake with the U.S.-China trade deal, which could be concluded later this week? Nothing, really, apart from the health of the global economy.
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- Democrats Revealed Their True Open Border StripesAre Democrats serious about border protection? Then why are they opposed to a wall and want to make it easier for illegals to stay?
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- America's Unilateral Disarmament In The Resource WarsAmerica's elite warriors depend on 23 critical, but rare, minerals. Unfortunately, we produce few of them. Potential foes, such as China, do.
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- Apple Isn't So Interested In Diversity After AllThe SEC just issued a stunning rebuke to Apple over the issue of ideological diversity.
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- Government, Not Its Shutdown, Is The Real Problem Many were inconvenienced by the recent government shutdown. But don't blame the shutdown. Blame big government that promises much, but delivers little.
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- Question For Elizabeth Warren: What's Wrong With Just Being 'An American'?By asserting actual kinship with Native Americans, Elizabeth Warren has frequently used her "roots" to play a role in identity politics.
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- The Social Security FantasyOne of the great challenges of our time is to prevent Social Security and other programs for the elderly from taking over the national government.
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- Limited Government Requires A Limited PresidentLimited government requires a limited president, which requires limits on what Congress can give away.
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- Illinois Gov. Pritzker's Rookie Mistake: Hiking Taxes On The RichIllinois has struggled for years with its disastrous finances. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker thinks a tax hike on the rich will solve the problem. It won't.
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- Fact Check This: Quality Of Life Is Up Sharply Under TrumpWhen Trump rattled off a series of economic successes in his State of the Union, he could have added one more. The public's quality of life has improved sharply in the past two years.
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- SEC Should Address Retail Investor Concern Over Proxy AdvisorsIndex fund managers often use proxy advisory firms to guide them in voting on corporate matters. That leads to poor, socially driven corporate governance.
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- Trump's State of the Union Address Meets Late-Night ResistanceOne could easily consider the late-night talk shows to be the Democrat rebuttal.
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- Trump's Surprisingly Reflective And Disciplined State Of The UnionAbsent from Trump's speech was the note of contempt for those with different views that is typical of many of his tweets
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- Democrats' 'Green New Deal' Is Really A Call For Enviro-SocialismThe far-left Democrats finally unveiled their plan for their "Green New Deal." It's a shocking document, essentially a call for enviro-socialism in America.
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- Run, Howard Schultz, Run — Don't Give In To Democrat BulliesStarbucks tycoon Howard Schultz had barely mentioned a possible independent bid for president before an angry Democratic mob descended on him. He should ignore them.
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- America Just Witnessed A Miracle — Energy IndependenceThe once-unimaginable is now a reality: Last year, the U.S. became No. 1 oil producer in the world. It means more oil, but also greater global influence.
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- NFL's Kaepernick Still Calls Criminal Justice System 'Racist' — Despite Reforms And Lack Of EvidenceNo one doubts the existence of bad cops or of cops who make poor decisions or who use poor judgement. But where's the evidence of "systemic" racism?
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- The Return Of Ancient PrejudicesThe more attitudes and agendas may change, the more they stay the same.
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- Russia Exploits 'Yellow Vest' Turmoil In France, TooFrench President Emanuel Macron is already having trouble with Yellow Vet protests. Now, Russia is moving to take advantage by sowing discord and mistrust.
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Support for President Donald Trump's impeachment and removal has dipped in recent weeks. Americans back him on the economy and his Iranian offensive, the new IBD/TIPP Poll finds.
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Joe Biden leads Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race, but his electability advantage vs. President Trump is fading, the January IBD/TIPP Poll shows.
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The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress.
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Elizabeth Warren has taken a narrow lead over Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, the October IBD/TIPP Poll found.
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IBD/TIPP Poll: Americans see the president's Ukraine actions as impeachable and favor a Trump impeachment inquiry, but the public also wants a former VP Joe Biden investigated.
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The House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drug pricing plan aims to turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Big Pharma and Medicare drug prices.
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The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index tracks President Trump's job approval rating and the overall leadership index.
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Joe Biden has a big lead over President Trump, whose job approval fell to a six-month-low 40%, the August IBD/TIPP Poll showed. The former VP also is well ahead of key Democratic rivals.
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The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index tracks President Trump's job approval rating and the overall leadership index.
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The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index tracks President Trump's job approval rating and the overall leadership index.
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The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index fell 3.2% in June to 45.5, after rising 5.4% to 47 in May.
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The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index rose 5.4% to 47 in May, following April's 0.7% drop.
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President Donald Trump's ratings saw little or no bump from the end of the Mueller investigation in early April after sharp March gains, a new IBD/TIPP Poll shows.
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The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index dipped 0.7% in April to 44.6 after jumping 7.2% in March. President Trump's job approval was unchanged at 41%.
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The Trump administration just backed a long shot challenge to ObamaCare. Health care stocks fell but the bigger story may be Trump's 2020 election prospects.
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected once again by Parliament, throwing the country deeper into political crisis.
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Attempting to pass the so-called Green New Deal in Congress could hold political peril for the Democratic Party in 2020, a new IBD/TIPP Poll suggests.
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The nation's mood has brightened considerably and, along with it, President Trump's approval ratings have risen, March's IBD/TIPP Poll shows.
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The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index rose 7.2% in March to 44.9, more than erasing February's 4.8% decline.
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Is global warming a hoax? Is man-made climate change really happening? Are C02 emissions causing more forest fires, hurricanes and other natural disasters? Track the latest evidence in the great global warming debate.
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The new United Van Lines data were just released that are a good proxy for where Americans are moving to and from. Guess what four states had the highest percentage of leavers in 2018.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's "boss" of the "Green New Deal." Maybe she can explain were the $93 trillion needed to pay for it will come. Taxing the rich won't even scratch the surface.
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"Maduro must go," Vice President Pence said of the Venezuelan dictator who ruined his country. He has a choice: Either leave freely, or at the end of a gun.
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The best way to really go "green" with energy is through technology and innovation. When it comes to slashing CO2 emissions, that means fusion power.
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When two well-regarded economists say federal debt and deficits don't matter that much, you should pay attention. Because their ideas are dangerously wrong.
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The Democratic presidential candidates endorse a variety of far-reaching proposals that, if adopted, would represent the largest increase in federal spending since Lyndon Johnson's Great Society.
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For decades the Supreme Court entangled itself in Establishment Clause decisions that have been, in the words of Alice in Wonderland, curiouser and curiouser. On Wednesday, it can undo some of that.
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In Venezuela, socialism has claimed another victim. It's the same story: Well-to-do nations go socialist, then go broke. Don't let Democrats do it here.
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Is the U.S.' get-tough stance with China's telecom giant Huawei just another salvo in the trade wars with China, or is Huawei a real security threat? Both.
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Progressives in Congress just rolled out their "Green New Deal," meant to end U.S. reliance on fossil fuels. It will only make us dependent on dictators.
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How do you enact a massive new program, and then keep it from being repealed after it fails? It's simple. Just pull the numbers out of thin air.
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Progressives all want to get their hands on the money of wealthy people like Warren Buffett. But it comes with a cost: Lower investment, and fewer jobs.
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This man will say anything. Truth means nothing. He's worse than Comey.
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Despite angry rhetoric and an unsatisfactory compromise, there's also reason for some long-term progress in narrowing the gap between two nations on each side of a border that's been problematic since 1846.
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Contrary to what former FBI Director James Comey said, top FBI officials wanted to charge Hillary Clinton for criminally misusing her homebrew email server and compromising American secrets.
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The U.S. government is undermining our economic and security interests by its antitrust attack on Qualcomm as it develops next-generation 5G technology.
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What is the real lesson to be learned from Amazon’s HQ2 misadventure, zero corporate tax bills and the tax refunds ruckus?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says billionaires are immoral. She also thinks the U.S. should be more like Sweden and Norway. So she wants more billionaires here?
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The reinvention of vocabulary can often be more effective than any social protest movement.
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Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has yet another great socialist idea: "Free" childcare. In fact, it would lead to higher taxes and soaring costs.
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Maxine Waters not only believed openly gay black actor Jussie Smollett's tale of being attacked by homophobic Trump-supporters, she — and many other big-name Democrats — knew exactly whom to blame.
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Decade after decade, this old chestnut is trotted out as a pro-family, pro-middle class reform. It's not.
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When Amazon pulled out of New York, the loss of 25,000 future jobs made headlines. What isn't making headlines are the thousands of jobs destroyed by the city's $15 minimum wage.
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The "just the facts" news media once again falls for a hoax that fits their narrative of racist Trump supporters.
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Winning requires low taxes and deregulation that benefit every company — whether it's big or small, new to the state or homegrown.
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In response to the financial crisis, Obama-era bank regulators initiated an "us vs. them" supervisory process where . It hasn't worked.
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Why are guns on the Democrats' "emergency" list anyway? One reason is sloppy reporting by lazy media.
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As Rod Rosenstein leaves the Justice Department, it's time to take stock of the Deep State's damage. Attorney General William Barr is the one for the job.
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When Bernie Sanders announced on Tuesday that he was running for president, the only surprising thing was how much competition he'll have on the far left.
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Truth is not a left-wing value.
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Killing the USMCA would hurt the voters and hometown businesses in the districts the Democrats represent.
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Hidden in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last week — and practically uncommented upon — was the seed of a revolutionary political platform.
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John Kenneth Galbraith's "The Affluent Society" survives as one of the most influential books of the last half of the 20th century.
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As another Presidents Day is upon us, it's important to remember America's two greatest presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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Time was, socialism meant thorough collectivism: state ownership of the means of production (including arable land), distribution and exchange.
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Amazon's decision to pull the plug on the New York half of its "HQ2" shows just how inhospitable the state has become to businesses.
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The FDA recently issued new draft rules that could speed up the development of breakthrough medicines and save millions of lives. It can't happen too fast.
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President Donald Trump signed a budget deal and ended the possibility of a second government shutdown. Now, Trump has to build the border wall as promised.
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Liberals aren't going to like the answer.
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New York rejected Amazon's bid to build a "second headquarters" in the city. New Yorkers shouldn't fret. Thanks to massive subsidies, it was a bad deal.
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Why have presidential candidates Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren endorsed this foolishness?
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Why is it that climate doomsday is always 10 years away?
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For the sake of argument, let's assume that the Green New Deal achieves its stated goals over a decade.
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Former FBI No. 2 Andrew McCabe admits he and others plotted to have Trump removed from office. Clearly, those who say there's no Deep State are wrong.
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She tweeted that "men are not women," and for that, Meghan Murphy, feminist journalist, was banned from Twitter.
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Amid all the hoopla about Democrats wanting to raise taxes on the rich, they are quietly working on a bill that would increase taxes on every working family in America.
The post Attention Working Americans: Democrats Want To Hike Payroll Taxes By $1.5 Trillion appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Do Democrats pushing the Green New Deal have any idea how the actual New Deal fared?
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The folksy Joe Biden is hardly the sober and judicious alternative to a supposedly reckless Donald Trump.
The post The Mythologies Of 'Joe Being Joe' Biden appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Guess which group is least offended by the blackface scandals embroiling Virginia Democrats right now.
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As Robert Mueller's report on President Trump and Russia nears completion, Democrats worry it won't be damning. Mueller beware: You'll be their next target.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom just pulled the plug on the California's bullet train boondoggle. President Trump should demand the $3.5 billion the federal grants back, so he can put it to better use.
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President Trump bashed "Medicare for all" because it would hand health care decisions to the bureaucrats in D.C. But his plan to cut drug prices would do the same thing.
The post Trump's Drug Pricing Scheme Will Hurt Seniors And Health Care Providers appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Commercial lawsuits often involve huge sums of money. Instead of trying them before a jury of lay-people, why not use special commercial juries instead?
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Why aren't the mainstream media treating the radical Green New Deal with the derision it deserves?
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Why is it that whenever a Democrat does something outrageous, the media focuses only on how Republicans respond?
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There must be a better way to keep kids interested in school than drugging them.
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Under the proposed budget deal, Trump will get just a pittance to build the border wall. He should take the deal and build it anyway.
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Did you know that there's a middle-class revival going on right now?
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President Trump is clearly one of the most polarizing recent presidents. But behavioral economics explains why, despite that, he'll likely be re-elected.
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Unless conservatives defeat and discredit dingbat ideas like the Green New Deal, America will be on its way to becoming a socialist nation.
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What's at stake with the U.S.-China trade deal, which could be concluded later this week? Nothing, really, apart from the health of the global economy.
The post U.S.-China Trade Deal: Not Much At Stake, Except The Global Economy appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Are Democrats serious about border protection? Then why are they opposed to a wall and want to make it easier for illegals to stay?
The post Democrats Revealed Their True Open Border Stripes appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
America's elite warriors depend on 23 critical, but rare, minerals. Unfortunately, we produce few of them. Potential foes, such as China, do.
The post America's Unilateral Disarmament In The Resource Wars appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
The SEC just issued a stunning rebuke to Apple over the issue of ideological diversity.
The post Apple Isn't So Interested In Diversity After All appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Many were inconvenienced by the recent government shutdown. But don't blame the shutdown. Blame big government that promises much, but delivers little.
The post Government, Not Its Shutdown, Is The Real Problem appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
By asserting actual kinship with Native Americans, Elizabeth Warren has frequently used her "roots" to play a role in identity politics.
The post Question For Elizabeth Warren: What's Wrong With Just Being 'An American'? appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
One of the great challenges of our time is to prevent Social Security and other programs for the elderly from taking over the national government.
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Limited government requires a limited president, which requires limits on what Congress can give away.
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Illinois has struggled for years with its disastrous finances. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker thinks a tax hike on the rich will solve the problem. It won't.
The post Illinois Gov. Pritzker's Rookie Mistake: Hiking Taxes On The Rich appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
When Trump rattled off a series of economic successes in his State of the Union, he could have added one more. The public's quality of life has improved sharply in the past two years.
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Index fund managers often use proxy advisory firms to guide them in voting on corporate matters. That leads to poor, socially driven corporate governance.
The post SEC Should Address Retail Investor Concern Over Proxy Advisors appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
One could easily consider the late-night talk shows to be the Democrat rebuttal.
The post Trump's State of the Union Address Meets Late-Night Resistance appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Absent from Trump's speech was the note of contempt for those with different views that is typical of many of his tweets
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The far-left Democrats finally unveiled their plan for their "Green New Deal." It's a shocking document, essentially a call for enviro-socialism in America.
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Starbucks tycoon Howard Schultz had barely mentioned a possible independent bid for president before an angry Democratic mob descended on him. He should ignore them.
The post Run, Howard Schultz, Run — Don't Give In To Democrat Bullies appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
The once-unimaginable is now a reality: Last year, the U.S. became No. 1 oil producer in the world. It means more oil, but also greater global influence.
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No one doubts the existence of bad cops or of cops who make poor decisions or who use poor judgement. But where's the evidence of "systemic" racism?
The post NFL's Kaepernick Still Calls Criminal Justice System 'Racist' — Despite Reforms And Lack Of Evidence appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
The more attitudes and agendas may change, the more they stay the same.
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French President Emanuel Macron is already having trouble with Yellow Vet protests. Now, Russia is moving to take advantage by sowing discord and mistrust.
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