Nervous Consumers and Large Inventories: Tough Times in Retail By Andrew Stuttaford August 3, 2022 The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Survey didn’t reveal much in the way of good cheer last week, falling for the third consecutive month.
NR PLUS Biden Regulators Take Unions’ Side in Freight-Rail Dispute By Dominic Pino July 28, 2022 The Federal Railroad Administration is inserting itself from outside the labor-negotiation process and attempting to mandate the union position on a key issue.
Biden One Year Ago: I Always Want to Hear the Truth, Even If the News Is Bad By Jim Geraghty July 27, 2022 His record in the White House indicates otherwise.
NR PLUS California Democrats Give Independent Truckers an Impossible Choice By Dominic Pino July 22, 2022 Comply with A.B. 5, or quit being a truck driver.
Truckers Protesting California’s AB5 Block Port of Oakland By Dominic Pino July 20, 2022 These protests and the resulting economic damage are an unforced error by California’s progressive, Democratic state government.
Implications of a German Energy Crunch (with added Supply-Chain Problems) By Andrew Stuttaford July 18, 2022 A shutdown of Russian gas supplies to Germany would cause a cascade of problems elsewhere.
Europe’s Inflation Problem and Ours By Ramesh Ponnuru July 18, 2022 European inflation is more supply-driven, while spending growth in the U.S. is more rapid.
Baby-Formula Shortage Continues By Dominic Pino July 15, 2022 The Biden administration’s actions have been of the ‘Do Something’ variety. It’s time to give markets a chance.
NR PLUS Strikes Possible as Unions Have the Upper Hand By Dominic Pino July 7, 2022 Between global economic conditions and a pro-union Biden administration, organized labor is looking emboldened right now.
Avoiding California, Shippers Clog East Coast and Gulf Ports Instead By Dominic Pino July 6, 2022 These ports could become much more important in the near future, as labor negotiations threaten to disrupt operations at Los Angeles/Long Beach.