2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (385+ words) Report likely to result in the Federal Reserve raising interest rates next week, financial markets bet. Consumer sentiment sags in September; inflation expectations rise. Posted by lamplighter at 11:33 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh faces…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (177+ words) Happiness comes from a combination of internal and external factors. We can influence it somewhat by approaching situations positively or choosing to spend time with people we love, doing activities we enjoy. Posted by LampLighter at 02:32 PM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (97+ words) Oxfam recently released its Best States to Work Index for 2026, a report that analyzed 37 labor policies among all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Posted by qcp at 11:32 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | scoring a total of just…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1084+ words) Workers' share of U.S. income has already fallen to its lowest level on record, while corporate profit margins keep breaking records quarter by quarter. Posted by lamplighter at 12:33 PM | 28 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Corporate America has been waging a…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (352+ words) The war in Iran has now cost U.S. consumers $100 billion in higher energy prices, and the bill is rising another $1 million about every two minutes, per a real-time estimate from Brown University as of Monday morning. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 10:32 AM…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (191+ words) Posted by reinheitsgebot at 09:32 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Diesel. (via Schwab)[image or embed] Diesel hit a record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time as the six-month…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (153+ words) President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains trade deficits. Posted by qcp at 10:30 PM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | "Trump…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (724+ words) As Americans mark Labor Day and the traditional start of the fall campaign season, new polling shows President Donald Trump entering the final stretch before the midterm elections, with approval ratings that have weakened substantially since the start of his…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (321+ words) Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 09:32 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Incredibly, it wouldn't be the first time the stations' operators were credibly accused of stealing gas. (Also: cigarette theft.)[image or embed] #1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-08-29 12:40 AM | Reply #2 | Posted…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (194+ words) A federal judge in California on Wednesday invalidated a Trump administration rule that could potentially lower wages to foreign guest workers by as much as a projected $2.46 billion annually. Posted by LampLighter at 11:32 AM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry…...