by Jim Heath | Oct 5, 2018 | Economy, Headlines
You have to go back 48 years to find the jobless rate in America as low as 3.7 percent. The 48-year unemployment low of 3.7% in September shows the stellar economy continues, as 134,000 new jobs were added to the economy. The good news is that sets the stage for a...
by Jim Heath | Sep 10, 2018 | Economy, Headlines, Trump
The White House admitted today that a tweet by President Trump about an economic benchmark being the best in a century was wildly off the mark. That’s just not true. It’s not even close. Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Kevin Hassett owned up to...
by Jim Heath | Sep 8, 2018 | Business, Economy, Headlines, Trump
The economy is humming along and President Trump has every right to mention it. But, unfortunately, Trump cannot help himself, continuing to embellish the facts when he doesn’t have to. On Friday he inaccurately tweeted: “The Economy is booming like never...
by Jim Heath | Sep 3, 2018 | Economy, Headlines
Americans are likely to be grilling more steaks this Labor Day weekend due to decreasing retail prices and cattle market gains, which means steaks and burgers could be the cheapest they have been in years. The price of beef has been soaring since 2014 when a drought...
