Hours after being confirmed as Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. issued a statement that laid out sweeping plans for his first 100 days in office. Chief among his goals, he wrote, was to combat what he called a “growing health crisis” of chronic disease. The document…
U.S. tariff threats and the possibility of a trade war are already having an impact on how some Canadians spend their money, with many saying they’re boycotting American products and buying Canadian. Watch the Video Below
J.D. Vance, the 40-year-old Vice President of the United States, has consistently expressed concern over declining birth rates in the country. He attributes this trend to economic challenges, particularly those faced by Millennials, and has called for policies to encourage higher fertility rates. Vance’s Advocacy for Increased Birth Rates Throughout his political career, Vance has…
Salaries for new roles are stagnating – and in some cases, falling. Some employers may be looking to cut costs, but the lack of wage growth may be a matter of post-pandemic correction. The mass US layoffs of the past few years are continuing. In 2024 alone, thousands of workers across many sectors, including media…
Sen. Mitch McConnell, after stepping down from his Senate leadership position, bucked President Trump and was one of only three Republicans to vote against the president’s nominee for defense secretary. With confirmation hearings for Mr. Trump’s Cabinet nominees ongoing, people are wondering just what McConnell will do next. The 82-year-old said he feels free to…
A new NBER working paper (Did the Modern Mortgage Set the Stage for the U.S. Baby Boom? by Lisa J. Dettling & Melissa Schettini Kearney) reveals an unexpected (well, actually expected) catalyst behind America’s famous baby boom: government-backed mortgages that transformed homeownership and family formation patterns. Why it matters: The FHA and VA mortgage programs…
There may never be a perfect time to purchase a house, but buyers can definitely benefit when prices drop in their areas. In December, the median sales price for the entire US dipped a bit — to $402,502 — from the previous year. While buying a home hasn’t become significantly more affordable for the typical American, there are…
A man who is “addicted” to cheese has spent over £60,000 on cheddar over the years and manages to get through at least two blocks a day. Mark King, 54, will put an entire block of cheese into a sandwich and would happily eat four a day if his wife, 49-year-old Tracey, would let him. But despite…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday slammed the Trump White House’s reported placing on leave of two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development after they reportedly declined access to classified materials to staffers from the Elon Musk-led, spending-slashing-seeking non-official Department of Government Efficiency. “This is a five alarm fire,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on social media. “The people elected Donald…
The classic “American Dream” — marriage, two kids, homes, healthcare, cars and education — is now an estimated $3,455,305 over the course of a lifetime, according to a new study from Investopedia. The key element of the study is that anyone can rise from “rags to riches,” enjoying upward mobility and becoming financially successful, according to Corporate Finance…