5 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The World Runs on America's Consumption

Countries pursue mercantilist policies not because they're naturally better at producing certain goods, but because they want to maintain consumption deficits while America absorbs their excess production. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The World Runs on America’s Consumption appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: How the Fed Destroyed Its Own Independence

This week saw a series of unprecedented events that may signal the end of the form of central bank independence as we have known it for more than a century. The post Breitbart Business Digest: How the Fed Destroyed Its Own Independence appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

5 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Lisa Cook Makes Her Bid to Cling to the Fed

Lisa Cook, who was confirmed as a Governor of the Federal Reserve in 2022, wants a federal judge to do something no court has attempted in the Fed’s 112-year history: define what “for cause” means when a president tries to fire a Fed governor. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Lisa Cook Makes Her Bid to Cling to the Fed appeared first on Breitbart.

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6 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: When Congress Wrote the Fed Rules, Courts Weren't Invited

Measured against the history, the text, and the institutional logic, the legal ground in the Lisa Cook dispute tilts toward presidential discretion, not judicial oversight of central bank staffing. The post Breitbart Business Digest: When Congress Wrote the Fed Rules, Courts Weren’t Invited appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

6 d. ago Cal Fire captain fatally shot his girlfriend, then killed her son to cover it up, prosecutors say

Cal Fire captain fatally shot his girlfriend, then killed her son to cover it up, prosecutors say  Los Angeles Times

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6 d. ago 2 children killed, 17 hurt in mass shooting at Catholic school church

An 8-year-old and 10-year-old were shot and killed when a gunman fired shots through the windows of a church at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.

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7 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Why Lisa Cook’s Lawsuit to Keep Her Job Is Likely to Lose

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s attempt to overturn her removal faces long odds. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Why Lisa Cook’s Lawsuit to Keep Her Job Is Likely to Lose appeared first on Breitbart.

Society

8 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump's Intel Investment Isn't Socialism

The Trump administration's decision to take a ten percent stake in Intel is not socialism. It’s a financing innovation designed to overcome Wall Street’s allergy to capital investment. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Intel Investment Isn’t Socialism appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago 4 arrested in New York City park shooting that left 1 victim dead and 4 hurt

A man was killed and four other people were injured when gunfire broke out on Saturday night at a New York City park, according to police and witnesses.

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8 d. ago Man who fired at deputies shot to death in Washington County, Virginia, authorities say

Man who fired at deputies shot to death in Washington County, Virginia, authorities say  WCYB

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9 d. ago 5 shot, 1 fatally, as multiple gunmen open fire in New York City park: NYPD

A man was killed and four other people were injured when gunfire broke out on Saturday night at a New York City park, according to police and witnesses.

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1 week ago Man fatally shot person in front yard and fired at police before hourslong SWAT standoff in Jefferson Park, Los Angeles police say

Man fatally shot person in front yard and fired at police before hourslong SWAT standoff in Jefferson Park, Los Angeles police say  ABC7 Los Angeles

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1 week ago Breitbart Business Digest: Harvard Economist Says Lazy Dads Are Holding Down Fertility

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin opened the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium with a paper linking low fertility in advanced economies to men who don't do their share of housework. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Harvard Economist Says Lazy Dads Are Holding Down Fertility appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Fed’s Inflation Mirage Meets the PMI Reality

America’s factories are humming, demand is solid, and prices are rising alongside precautionary inventories. The Fed’s theory inflation "lag theory" doesn’t explain this. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Fed’s Inflation Mirage Meets the PMI Reality appeared first on Breitbart.

Economics

1 week ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Fed’s Family Feud Comes to the Tetons

By the time Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell climbs the stage at Jackson Hole this Friday, the familiar choreography will be missing one element: consensus. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Fed’s Family Feud Comes to the Tetons appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: What if We Had Listened to Pat Buchanan?

A new working paper asks what would have happened if the country had heeded Pat Buchanan’s warnings about unchecked globalization and adopted his trade policies sooner. The post Breitbart Business Digest: What if We Had Listened to Pat Buchanan? appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump's Tariff Policy Is About Bricks Not Bonds

President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is about a lot more than raising import duties. This is the new “deal economy”—less about rates, more about commitments. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tariff Policy Is About Bricks Not Bonds appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Trump's trade war puts US love for Scottish goods to the test

Trump's trade war puts US love for Scottish goods to the test  BBC

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2 w. ago Another Gun Control Fail: 11 Shot After People Open Fire Following Dispute in NYC

At least three people were killed and eight others wounded when multiple shooters opened fire in a Brooklyn hookah around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The post Another Gun Control Fail: 11 Shot After People Open Fire Following Dispute in NYC appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Putin pushes trade cooperation in Alaska summit with Trump as Ukraine war looms

Putin pushes trade cooperation in Alaska summit with Trump as Ukraine war looms  Fox Business

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