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Trump debuts HUGE spending cuts for agencies

At a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Donald Trump asked his Cabinet secretaries to find a way to cut their next-year’s budgets by 5 percent. Dubbing it the “nickel plan,”  Trump noted that the Republicans’ tax cuts expanded the federal deficit to its widest level in years. “Get rid of… Read More

Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $868 million overnight

The already-giant Mega Millions prize is now at $868 million after a drawing Tuesday night turned up no winners. Lottery officials raised the estimated jackpot, which had been $667 million. The next drawing will be Friday. If someone wins the jackpot, it would mark the second-largest lottery grand prize in… Read More

Sears, once a retail champion, declares bankruptcy

Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The question now is whether a smaller version of the company that once towered over the American retail landscape can remain viable or whether the iconic brand will be forced out of business…. Read More

Millions of Social Security recipients will get a boost in 2019

Tens of millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2.8 percent boost in benefits next year as inflation edges higher. It’s the biggest increase most retired baby boomers have gotten. Following a stretch of low inflation, the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2019 is the highest… Read More

Trump’s economy SOARS to a new high (economists stunned!)

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September — the lowest level since December 1969. Employers added just 134,000 jobs, the fewest in a year, the Labor Department said Friday. But that figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence, and still represented a solid gain. September extended the… Read More

Sales expected to grow during holidays due to strong economy

The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, says it expects sales in November and December to rise between 4.3 percent and 4.8 percent to $717.45 billion to $720.89 billion as shoppers continue to be in a spending mood in a stronger economy. The sales growth marks a… Read More

WOW! 350,000 U.S. workers just got more good news

Amazon is making a major delivery, and this time it’s going to benefit their employees. The electronic retailing giant is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month. The wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers, which includes full-time, part-time, temporary and… Read More

VICTORY! Trump clinches “historic” trade win

President Donald Trump delivered on another key campaign promise late Sunday when a new “historic” free trade deal with Canada and Mexico was reached after weeks of high-pressure negotiations that brushed up against a midnight deadline. The agreement reached Sunday gives U.S. farmers greater access to the Canadian dairy market,… Read More

House approves $1.7 billion aid for residents of the Carolinas

The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would provide $1.7 billion to help residents of the Carolinas and elsewhere recover from recent natural disasters. The aid was added to legislation to keep Federal Aviation Administration programs running beyond month’s end. The bill passed 398-23. Lawmakers describe the disaster aid… Read More