In President Donald J. Trump's first five months in office, real wages for hourly workers have seen their largest increase under any administration in nearly 60 years " and we're just getting started with pro-growth, pro-prosperity policies that finally put America First. read more
Every seat in the waiting area of Glenn Valley Foods was occupied with people filling out job applications early Thursday afternoon, two days after the meatpacking plant became the center of the largest worksite-immigration raid in the state of Nebraska so far this year. read more
The all items less food and energy index rose 2.8 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index decreased 3.5 percent for the 12 months ending May. The food index increased 2.9 percent over the last year. read more
Consumer confidence rebounded in May after five straight months of declines as President Trump dialed back his aggressive stance on tariffs against China. The latest index reading from the Conference Board was 98 in May, well above the 85.7 seen in April and the 87.1 economists had expected. The expectations index surged off its 13-year low seen in April, reaching 72.8 May, far above the 55.4 in the month prior. This marked the largest month-over-month increase for that metric since May 2009. read more
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told shareholders during a virtual meeting Wednesday (May 21) that the tariffs the President Donald Trump administration imposed on imported goods have not affected sales. "We also haven't yet seen any meaningful average selling price increases," Jassy said, according to a Wednesday Reuters report. "When you have 2 million sellers, they're not all going to take the same action." read more
Wow - these comments didn't age well. But, please Democrats, continue to cheer on forever war as that is now your party's position.