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New mortgage borrowing slowed to the weakest level since late 2014, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York report.

Did the US just lose the trade war? It seems like a ludicrous question to ask at this time as the US just raised tariffs on China to increase pressure on the negotiation process.

Nearly half of millennials say social media has influenced what they’ve bought, versus only about a third of the rest of us, a new survey reveals.

The move into serious delinquency rates for credit cards is a fairly new occurrence. It’s been rising since only 2017 whereas payments on auto loans that were at least 90 days late have trended upwards since 2012.

Gold is rising on trade deal developments, but there is still no gold entering the COMEX, Harvey explains...

The two mortgage giants are a huge liability to taxpayers and distort the mortgage market.

Homeowners looking to sell may have reason to grow increasingly concerned about President Trump’s deteriorating relationship with China.

Ignore the sucker’s rallies in these markets growing petrified about a full blown U.S.-China trade war — caution should be the name of the game for investors right now.

American hard money advocate, economist, and publisher Franz Pick once called government bonds “Guaranteed Certificates of Confiscation.” In ...

As the latest drama of the U.S./China trade negotiations unfolds, there are several that continue to boil. The president is tweeting less about stock market valuations and more about the revenue im…

This robot can pick tomatoes without bruising them and detect ripeness...

Not only are gold & silver setting-up for a major rally, but the metals won't come crashing down first like they did in 2008. Here's why... 

We've seen growing support for a universal basic income or UBI. In a nutshell, the government would pay every citizen a set amount of money without any means testing or work requirement. Democratic Party presidential candidate Andrew Yang has made UBI a central issue in his campaign. Under his plan, every American over the age of 18 would get $1,000 per month, guaranteed.  This sounds great, doesn't it? Who doesn't want free money? But the plan raises a few questions — like how would the government pay for it?
In this episode of It's Your Dime, host Mike Maharrey talks with Antony Sammeroff, author of the book "Universal Basic Income: For and Against." They discuss the pros and cons of UBI and delve into some of the economic ramifications.

TechCrunch reports Amazon Offers Employees $10K and 3 Months Pay If They Quit

Monday was another rough day on Wall Street as the ongoing trade war weighed on stocks. The Dow dropped 617 points and closed below Friday's low. The NASDAQ was down 3.4% on the day. The Russell 2000 was also off by more than 3%.
In his podcast Monday evening, Peter Schiff said he thinks the bear market rally is over.
Long live the bear market. This bear market rally is dead. We are going a lot lower."

Trump: ‘It would be game over, we win!’

The chief investment office at DWS Investment Management, which warns the current trade dustup could be building into “something worse.”

The state of American agriculture is "rapidly deteriorating" into crisis, J.P. Morgan said on Tuesday.

U.S. trade tariffs are already starting to push up inflation and will have a greater impact as they rise, though the U.S. economy is in a “good place” right now, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams.

Join Mike Maloney as he examines the latest moves in the US/China trade war, and visits some compelling arguments from the Foundation for Economic Education.