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While President Trump travels to Michigan Wednesday to announce a review of the Obama administration's rules on fuel economy and emissions, 30 U.S. cities want to buy $10 billion worth of electric...
The U.S. workforce is forecast to grow by 10 million over the next 20 years, and that growth will be fueled by immigration.
It is called the "X Date," which is the day the federal government runs so low on funds that the Treasury cannot pay all its bills. Over the past several years, squabbling in Congress has brought the...
Here are 11 stocks loving the infrastructure ride after the first post-inauguration speech.
The reaction to president's State of the Union speech was mixed among business leaders. One set of chief executives, however, stood together as a group to throw support behind the president's agenda.
The wholesale price per pound of marijuana dropped 2% last week. The week's big story, however, was the Trump administration's promise of "greater enforcement" of federal marijuana laws.
If both recreational and medical marijuana use were available in all 50 U.S. states, annual tax collections could increase by as much as $28 billion.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday that Americans can expect "greater enforcement" of federal law regulating marijuana use.
Executives of midsized U.S. businesses are looking much more optimistic about the U.S. economy in 2017, and more than three-quarters expect a positive impact from the election of President Donald...
Sea piracy is on the rise off the coast of West Africa, threatening crude oil and bulk shipping. Southeast Asia is another global hotspot for pirate attacks.
Concern about IBM CEO Ginni Rometty's role as an advisor to President Trump has caused deep concern among some of her employees and may may spread to shareholders and customers.
The IRS will not require taxpayers to prove they had medical insurance last year, threatening the very existence of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
Boeing and the three legacy U.S. airlines are on opposite sides of a dispute over the Open Skies agreement, and both are bidding for President Trump's support.
The universal border tax looks like a hard to sell to the public. If such a tax is going to drive up the costs of goods for consumers as a means of lowering corporate tax rates, how on earth will...
US crude oil inventories grew by a massive 13.8 million barrels last week on lower refinery runs. Gasoline inventories fell, but lower refinery usage was likely the cause of this as well.