109 articles in the Economy category.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey announced this week that the Appalachian region holds an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium oxide — enough to replace 328 years of current U.S. lithium imports and power 130 million electric...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will increase tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25%, effective next week. In a Truth Social post, Trump stated: “Based on the fact the European Union is not complying with...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged when it concludes its two-day meeting on April 29, 2026 — Jerome Powell’s final FOMC meeting as Chair. In a statement following the meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...
By Tommy Flynn
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates announced on April 28, 2026, that it will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the broader OPEC+ alliance, effective May 1. The decision, reported by state news agency WAM, follows a comprehensive review of...
By Tommy Flynn
ASHINGTON — The Department of Justice Antitrust Division has opened a criminal investigation into major meatpacking companies accused of illicit collusion, price fixing, and market manipulation that has driven up beef prices for consumers while suppressing prices paid to...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — More than 20 commercial vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 18, 2026, marking the highest single-day transit volume since the U.S.-Iran conflict escalated in late February, according to shipping analytics firm Kpler. The surge occurred...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A new Government Accountability Office report released April 15, 2026, estimates that fraud in federal programs and operations costs taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion every year, with the upper end exceeding half a trillion dollars. The report, titled...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is now “fully open and ready for full passage” after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared commercial vessels can transit the critical chokepoint during the ongoing 10-day Israel-Lebanon...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Senior Pentagon officials have begun preliminary discussions with top executives from major U.S. automakers, including General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley, about shifting factory capacity and personnel to produce weapons, munitions, and other...
By Herald Truman
Don't fall for the propaganda. The Military action against Iran is exactly America First.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Oral arguments began today in a major legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s latest round of global tariffs before the U.S. Court of International Trade. A coalition of mostly Democrat-led states and small businesses sued the administration over the 10%...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – U.S. stock markets rose and oil prices fell sharply Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire with Iran, easing immediate fears of prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement, made late Tuesday...