The Congressional Budget Office says the federal government is on
track for a $2.3 trillion deficit this year, down roughly $900
billion from last year when the coronavirus caused Congress to
provide historic amounts of financial aid. Read More.
The numbers: The cost of U.S. consumer goods and services rose in
January at the fastest pace in five months, largely because of
higher gasoline prices. Read More.
Republican lawmakers are asking the Biden administration to help
taxpayers who are receiving tax forms for unemployment benefits
claimed by identity thieves. Read More.
This episode of What’s Ahead warns that the trading frenzy in
GameStop and other so-called meme stocks is stoking Washington
politicians’ desire to enact a new tax on every securities
transaction. Read More.
If, as the saying goes, the definition of insanity is doing the
same thing over and over again and expecting different results,
then mark New York’s state government down as insane. Read More.