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- Mutual Funds Weekly: Why your 401(k) isn’t making you enough money for a secure retirement — plus more top investing tipsTop MarketWatch money and investing features from the past week.
- The Ratings Game: Broadcom stock declines as wireless chip stance confuses some analystsBroadcom Inc. shares slid Friday after half the analysts covering the chip maker raised their price targets but expressed concern about the company downplaying its wireless assets ahead of next year’s anticipated release of 5G technology.
- The Moneyist: This 90-year-old man with a Ph.D. in economics made a new will 10 days before he died — and it voided his prenupCan a last will and testament supersede a prenuptial agreement?
- Amarin stock heads toward highest prices in more than a decade after new Vascepa FDA approval Amarin Corp.’s stock rises in the extended session Friday after being halted for half the trading day as the pharmaceutical company hikes its sales outlook following a Food and Drug Administration marketing approval that gives its drug Vascepa a wider use.
- Outside the Box: Why all millennials should be pursuing financial independenceConventional wisdom just doesn’t work anymore
- Personal Finance Daily: When is it NOT cool to re-gift your unwanted swag and the lack of paid family leave is ‘breaking families’ backs’Friday's top personal finance stories
- Agent Scott Boras will make more money next year than almost every MLB playerBoras negotiated contracts this week for Anthony Rendon, Stephen Strasburg and Gerrit Cole totaling over $800 million.
- NewsWatch: ‘Back up the truck and buy, buy buy,’ because there is no risk, says MUFG economist“All over the world, markets are falling love. Buy it. Buy it all,” Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG tells clients.
- The Conversation: Phase 1 of U.S.-China talks was hard — and the next part will be even harderFriday’s deal does little to resolve deeper tensions.
- Bond Report: Treasury yields slide as announcement of U.S. - China trade deal disappointsU.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday as the U.S. and China struck a so-called phase one trade deal that would put off the implementation of tariffs in December.
Top MarketWatch money and investing features from the past week.
Broadcom Inc. shares slid Friday after half the analysts covering the chip maker raised their price targets but expressed concern about the company downplaying its wireless assets ahead of next year’s anticipated release of 5G technology.
Can a last will and testament supersede a prenuptial agreement?
Amarin Corp.’s stock rises in the extended session Friday after being halted for half the trading day as the pharmaceutical company hikes its sales outlook following a Food and Drug Administration marketing approval that gives its drug Vascepa a wider use.
Conventional wisdom just doesn’t work anymore
Friday's top personal finance stories
Boras negotiated contracts this week for Anthony Rendon, Stephen Strasburg and Gerrit Cole totaling over $800 million.
“All over the world, markets are falling love. Buy it. Buy it all,” Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG tells clients.
Friday’s deal does little to resolve deeper tensions.
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday as the U.S. and China struck a so-called phase one trade deal that would put off the implementation of tariffs in December.
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- Oil Prices Follow Broader Market HigherOil prices hit a three-month high Friday amid ebbing uncertainty around U.S.-China trade and Brexit.
- Amazon.com, Chevron, Lululemon: Stocks That Defined the WeekHere are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news .
- Dollar Falls, Pound Rallies After U.K. ElectionThe pound’s rise from multiyear lows in September has made it one of the market’s best-performing currencies.
- Stocks Around the World Clinch GainsGlobal stocks capped off a week of strong gains as two key uncertainties weighing on markets edged toward a resolution.
- Underwear Maker Hanesbrands Falls on Worries About Champion BrandThe company’s shares slumped as analysts questioned how its Champion brand will be affected by changing fashion trends.
- China Trade Uncertainty Is Here to StayA cool $50 billion of Chinese cash in American pockets sounds good—but may be difficult to achieve without cannibalizing U.S. exports to other parts of the world.
- What the U.K. Election Means for London's Future as a Financial HubLondon’s financial center cheered Boris Johnson’s emphatic election victory for alleviating the Brexit uncertainty that has hung over the U.K. economy’s key engine for 3½ years.
- Broadcom's New Signal Needs No FilterBroadcom now defines wireless chips as outside of its core, which is viewed by some on Wall Street as equivalent to putting out the “For Sale” sign.
- How the 1% Scrubs Its Image OnlineProminent figures from Jacob Gottlieb to Betsy DeVos got help from a reputation management firm that can bury image-sensitive Google results by placing flattering content on websites that masquerade as news outlets
- So Much for the Trump Tweet FactorTrump broke his daily record for tweets and retweets combined Thursday on a China trade deal nearing, reversing a trend that analysts had identified on stock trading.
- Retail Sales Were a Turkey and Thanksgiving Isn't Solely To BlameNovember retail sales were weak, and while that might have been due to quirks of the calendar, it also was a reminder that U.S. consumers aren’t in a rush to spend their money.
- The Case for RegiftingMany think the move is shameful. But research suggests the problem is all in the regifter’s head.
- How You Can Get Big Gains That Wall Street Can'tA dirty secret of the investment business is that fund managers don’t buy and hold. Not because they don’t want to, but because they can’t.
- Investors Pour Into U.K. Markets as Election Result Calms Brexit JittersA decisive victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in the British election sent investors scrambling to buy U.K. stocks.
- Bond Defaults Reach Once-Safe Corners of Chinese FinanceA commodity trader has become China’s first state-owned enterprise to inflict losses on dollar bondholders in two decades, according to S&P Global Ratings, a new landmark in a rising wave of defaults.
- Fed Adds $56.45 Billion in Liquidity to Navigate the WeekendThe New York Fed added $56.45 billion in short-term liquidity to the financial sector to get markets through the weekend.
- Brexit Wins the Election, but Will Still Prove ToughThe U.K. election has one big winner: The thesis that “getting Brexit done” after 3½ years of uncertainty is the only thing that really matters. Reality will likely prove more complex.
- Stocks to Watch: Oracle, Adobe, Broadcom and MoreHere are some of the companies with shares expected to trade actively Friday.
- Market Clouds Have Lifted. That Doesn't Ensure a New Stock Market Boom.Markets have anticipated much of the good news on U.S.-China trade and the U.K. election already, and the new year will probably bring with it a fresh wave of uncertainty.
- Can Glampers Pull RV Makers Out of a Ditch?The recreational-vehicle industry is attracting new buyers and digging itself out of an inventory hole, but valuations look oversize.
Oil prices hit a three-month high Friday amid ebbing uncertainty around U.S.-China trade and Brexit.
Here are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news .
The pound’s rise from multiyear lows in September has made it one of the market’s best-performing currencies.
Global stocks capped off a week of strong gains as two key uncertainties weighing on markets edged toward a resolution.
The company’s shares slumped as analysts questioned how its Champion brand will be affected by changing fashion trends.
A cool $50 billion of Chinese cash in American pockets sounds good—but may be difficult to achieve without cannibalizing U.S. exports to other parts of the world.
London’s financial center cheered Boris Johnson’s emphatic election victory for alleviating the Brexit uncertainty that has hung over the U.K. economy’s key engine for 3½ years.
Broadcom now defines wireless chips as outside of its core, which is viewed by some on Wall Street as equivalent to putting out the “For Sale” sign.
Prominent figures from Jacob Gottlieb to Betsy DeVos got help from a reputation management firm that can bury image-sensitive Google results by placing flattering content on websites that masquerade as news outlets
Trump broke his daily record for tweets and retweets combined Thursday on a China trade deal nearing, reversing a trend that analysts had identified on stock trading.
November retail sales were weak, and while that might have been due to quirks of the calendar, it also was a reminder that U.S. consumers aren’t in a rush to spend their money.
Many think the move is shameful. But research suggests the problem is all in the regifter’s head.
A dirty secret of the investment business is that fund managers don’t buy and hold. Not because they don’t want to, but because they can’t.
A decisive victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in the British election sent investors scrambling to buy U.K. stocks.
A commodity trader has become China’s first state-owned enterprise to inflict losses on dollar bondholders in two decades, according to S&P Global Ratings, a new landmark in a rising wave of defaults.
The New York Fed added $56.45 billion in short-term liquidity to the financial sector to get markets through the weekend.
The U.K. election has one big winner: The thesis that “getting Brexit done” after 3½ years of uncertainty is the only thing that really matters. Reality will likely prove more complex.
Here are some of the companies with shares expected to trade actively Friday.
Markets have anticipated much of the good news on U.S.-China trade and the U.K. election already, and the new year will probably bring with it a fresh wave of uncertainty.
The recreational-vehicle industry is attracting new buyers and digging itself out of an inventory hole, but valuations look oversize.
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- U.S. Justice Department preparing legal action against Live Nation: sourceThe U.S. Justice Department is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment on allegations the concert promoter has sought to strong-arm concert venues into using its dominant Ticketmaster subsidiary, a source familiar with the planned legal action said on Friday.
- U.S.-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchasesThe United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a "Phase one" agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for what U.S. officials said would be a big jump in Chinese purchases of American farm products and other goods.
- Factbox: A lot of soy, a little rice - China's historical U.S. agricultural purchasesThe U.S. government said on Friday China would buy an additional $32 billion in U.S. farm goods over the next two years as part of an initial trade deal.
- What's in the U.S.-China 'phase one' trade dealThe United States and China have agreed on the terms of a "phase one" trade deal that reduces some U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods while boosting Chinese purchases of American farm, energy and manufactured goods and addressing some U.S. complaints about intellectual property practices.
- USTR files notice suspending Dec. 15 tariffs on Chinese goodsThe U.S. Trade Representative's office on Friday filed a Federal Register notice suspending the 15% U.S. tariffs slated to go into effect on Sunday on Chinese goods worth about $160 billion after reaching a "phase one" trade deal with Beijing.
- California governor rejects PG&E bankruptcy reorganization planCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday rejected a bankruptcy reorganization plan submitted by PG&E Corp , the state's largest investor-owned utility, saying its proposal fails to meet the requirements of a recently enacted wildfire law.
- China's Ant Financial, Vanguard announce China advisory ventureChinese fintech company Ant Financial Services [ANTFIN.UL] and U.S. asset management firm The Vanguard Group have established a joint venture to provide retail investment advisory services in China, the companies said in a statement on Saturday.
- Take Five: What's the deal?U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese officials have agreed to a "phase one" trade deal that includes cutting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.
- Trade deal removes major hurdle for rally in Apple and techU.S. President Donald Trump's limited trade deal with China removes a major hurdle for Apple and other technology stocks that have already surged this year to record highs.
- Exclusive: Hudson's Bay's take-private deal falls short - sourcesSaks Fifth Avenue owner Hudson's Bay Co has fallen short of securing enough shareholder support for a C$1.9 billion($1.4 billion) deal to take the department store operator private, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
- Canadian regulator dismisses Catalyst request for cease trade order on Hudson's take private dealCanadian financial regulator the Ontario Securities Commission said on Friday it has dismissed a request by Catalyst for a cease trade order relating to proposed take-private deal of Hudson's Bay .
- Bristol-Myers wins $752 million in U.S. patent case against GileadBristol-Myers Squibb Co on Friday said it won a $752 million jury verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc in a U.S. patent dispute relating to technology for treating cancer.
- U.S. agency probes 12th Tesla crash tied to possible Autopilot useThe U.S. auto safety agency said Friday it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be tied to the vehicle's advanced Autopilot driver assistance system after a Tesla Model 3 rear-ended a parked police car in Connecticut on Saturday.
- T-Mobile CEO takes the stand in T-Mobile/Sprint merger trialT-Mobile US Inc Chief Executive John Legere testified on Friday that he believes U.S. regulators considered Dish Network's history of attempting to build a wireless network when they approved the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint Corp.
- Uber submits appeal to regain London taxi licenseUber submitted an appeal on Friday against a decision by London's transport regulator to strip the taxi app of its right to operate in one its most important markets, setting up a potentially lengthy legal process during which it can continue to take rides.
- Bankrupt Philadelphia refinery expects second insurance paymentInsurers of Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) have indicated they will make a second payment of $15 million from its property policy in connection to the June fire and subsequent shutdown of the plant, court documents showed.
- U.S. prosecutor calls on UAW to cooperate, probe may widenThe U.S. Attorney leading the investigation of corruption within the United Auto Workers (UAW) told Reuters on Friday the union's leadership still is not fully cooperating with the government, but that individuals are giving federal investigators tips that could expand the probe.
- Facebook, privacy activist Schrems battle nears end on Dec. 19Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems' seven-year battle against Facebook reaches a crucial point on Dec. 17 when an adviser to Europe's top court will issue his view on whether tools used by companies to transfer data abroad are legal or not.
- Google, Apple asked if apps like TikTok must disclose foreign tiesThe chair of a U.S. congressional panel wrote to Alphabet's Google and to Apple on Friday to ask what if any disclosures mobile apps are required to make regarding overseas ties, a concern that follows reports of Chinese investment in popular apps such as TikTok and Grindr.
- California power producer PG&E files amended reorganization planCalifornia power producer PG&E Corp said late on Thursday that it has filed for an amended reorganization plan, adding that it remains on track to getting the plan confirmed before a June 2020 deadline to exit bankruptcy.
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment on allegations the concert promoter has sought to strong-arm concert venues into using its dominant Ticketmaster subsidiary, a source familiar with the planned legal action said on Friday.
The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a "Phase one" agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for what U.S. officials said would be a big jump in Chinese purchases of American farm products and other goods.
The U.S. government said on Friday China would buy an additional $32 billion in U.S. farm goods over the next two years as part of an initial trade deal.
The United States and China have agreed on the terms of a "phase one" trade deal that reduces some U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods while boosting Chinese purchases of American farm, energy and manufactured goods and addressing some U.S. complaints about intellectual property practices.
The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Friday filed a Federal Register notice suspending the 15% U.S. tariffs slated to go into effect on Sunday on Chinese goods worth about $160 billion after reaching a "phase one" trade deal with Beijing.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday rejected a bankruptcy reorganization plan submitted by PG&E Corp , the state's largest investor-owned utility, saying its proposal fails to meet the requirements of a recently enacted wildfire law.
Chinese fintech company Ant Financial Services [ANTFIN.UL] and U.S. asset management firm The Vanguard Group have established a joint venture to provide retail investment advisory services in China, the companies said in a statement on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese officials have agreed to a "phase one" trade deal that includes cutting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.
U.S. President Donald Trump's limited trade deal with China removes a major hurdle for Apple and other technology stocks that have already surged this year to record highs.
Saks Fifth Avenue owner Hudson's Bay Co has fallen short of securing enough shareholder support for a C$1.9 billion($1.4 billion) deal to take the department store operator private, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Canadian financial regulator the Ontario Securities Commission said on Friday it has dismissed a request by Catalyst for a cease trade order relating to proposed take-private deal of Hudson's Bay .
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Friday said it won a $752 million jury verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc in a U.S. patent dispute relating to technology for treating cancer.
The U.S. auto safety agency said Friday it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be tied to the vehicle's advanced Autopilot driver assistance system after a Tesla Model 3 rear-ended a parked police car in Connecticut on Saturday.
T-Mobile US Inc Chief Executive John Legere testified on Friday that he believes U.S. regulators considered Dish Network's history of attempting to build a wireless network when they approved the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint Corp.
Uber submitted an appeal on Friday against a decision by London's transport regulator to strip the taxi app of its right to operate in one its most important markets, setting up a potentially lengthy legal process during which it can continue to take rides.
Insurers of Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) have indicated they will make a second payment of $15 million from its property policy in connection to the June fire and subsequent shutdown of the plant, court documents showed.
The U.S. Attorney leading the investigation of corruption within the United Auto Workers (UAW) told Reuters on Friday the union's leadership still is not fully cooperating with the government, but that individuals are giving federal investigators tips that could expand the probe.
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems' seven-year battle against Facebook reaches a crucial point on Dec. 17 when an adviser to Europe's top court will issue his view on whether tools used by companies to transfer data abroad are legal or not.
The chair of a U.S. congressional panel wrote to Alphabet's Google and to Apple on Friday to ask what if any disclosures mobile apps are required to make regarding overseas ties, a concern that follows reports of Chinese investment in popular apps such as TikTok and Grindr.
California power producer PG&E Corp said late on Thursday that it has filed for an amended reorganization plan, adding that it remains on track to getting the plan confirmed before a June 2020 deadline to exit bankruptcy.
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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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- 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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- 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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- Elizabeth Warren's Last StandPresidential wannabe Elizabeth Warren's obfuscation about her Native American heritage may have finally done her in.
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- State Of The Union: The President Wakes Up — Will the Democrats?Like every Donald Trump speech, the President’s second State of the Union speech was all over the place and offered a little of everything.
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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 IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index tracks President Trump's job approval rating and the overall leadership index.
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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.
The post FBI Officials Wanted To Charge Hillary Clinton — Turns Out, They Should Have appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
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?
The post Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has A Serious Billionaire Problem appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The post The Social Security Fantasy appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
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.
The post Fact Check This: Quality Of Life Is Up Sharply Under Trump appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
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.
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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.
The post America Just Witnessed A Miracle — Energy Independence appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
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.
The post Russia Exploits 'Yellow Vest' Turmoil In France, Too appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Presidential wannabe Elizabeth Warren's obfuscation about her Native American heritage may have finally done her in.
The post Elizabeth Warren's Last Stand appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Like every Donald Trump speech, the President’s second State of the Union speech was all over the place and offered a little of everything.
The post State Of The Union: The President Wakes Up — Will the Democrats? appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
