Finance

A noted energy strategist says geopolitical tensions between Russia and many other nations as of late have caused the cost of oil to climb massively, with the price per barrel now having the potential to climb shockingly higher than $150.…

Prices for used cars rose nearly 41 percent over the past year and those higher prices are, in turn, further driving inflation that is already taking the country by storm, having recently hit a 40-year high. File photo: LMPark Photos,…

Experts say there are several factors in play in regards to the currently high gas prices U.S. residents are getting clobbered with, such as overall growing demand for gasoline. File photo: Phil Pasquini, Shutter Stock, licensed. NEW…

The new maximum claim amount (MCA) for FHA-insured HECMs is an increase of nearly $150,000 over the previous 2021 high of $822,375, and is similar to the lending limit increase announced by FHFA. File photo: MDart10, Shutter Stock,…

Core inflation – the change in the costs of goods and services that does not include the food and energy sectors – saw a 6 percent year-over-year increase is January, the highest jump since August 1982. File photo: Denys Kurbatov, Shutter…

President Joe Biden's administration approved Florida's proposed request to tap into an additional $1.2 billion in September to fund Home and Community-Based Care Services. File photo: Pikselstock, Shutter Stock, licensed. TALLAHASSEE,…

Marc Ang Interviews Assemblyman Heath Flora at the California Trucking Association Conference 2022. LAS VEGAS, NV - A California Republican is a rare sighting in elected office, but a quarter of the California Assembly members are…

The Dan Marino Foundation, with support from the TD Charitable Foundation, will leverage TD Bank's Adaptive Financial Literacy content for a free, online program that paves the way to greater financial independence. Photo: Dan Marino…

Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) said at a hearing on Tuesday that he would introduce the “Financial Accountability for Uniquely Compensated Individuals Act,” noting that his reasoning is due to the fact that financial records of individuals…

As of the new year, mortgage rates hit their highest level since May 2020; however, while they are remain very low, experts indicate that the level of growth they're showing means that cheap money for home purchases should still be a…

According to the Labor Department on Thursday, the producer price index – which tracks inflation at the wholesale level before products reach consumer retail shelves – jumped by a whopping 9.7 percent year-over-year from December 2020; an…

Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee and California with Conservative Activist, Journalist, Marc Ang. Photo credit: Marc Ang LOS ANGELES, CA – Being a California resident, but with many friends in Arizona, the gubernatorial race in my…

Republican senators were up in arms when news came to light last week that one of the beneficiaries of the COVID-19 $1,400 economic stimulus checks was none other than Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Photo: Federal Bureau of…

J. Scott Davison is Chairman, President and CEO of OneAmerica, a '100 billion dollar operating company' of several insurance companies including American United Life Insurance Company, The State Life Insurance Company, OneAmerica…

According to the founder of Open The Books, California Controller Betty Yee has refused to provide a copy of line item vendor payments saying incredibly, that she can't ‘locate any of the 50 million bills she paid last year.’ As of today,…

Former First Lady Melania Trump’s new NFT consists of a digital reproduction of a watercolor painting of the former First Lady’s eyes called “Melania’s Vision,” and can be purchased for 1 unit of SOL cryptocurrency, which is…

Borrowers rushed to lenders for refinances due to interest rates that had dropped to historically-low levels due to an initial scare caused by the COVID-19 Omicrom variant. As of Wednesday, mortgage rates have remained stable and steady,…

The Biden administration's approach to student-loan relief so far has been on improving or expanding a handful of programs that already were on the books, even as advocates press for the campaign promise of canceling $10,000 in student…

Rather than trying to avert this disaster, Biden has doubled down, insisting the Green New Fraud justifies killing the golden goose. "Building Back Better" is already triggering empty shelves, which are the hallmark of socialism.…

Overall, the report indicates that the Republican tax reform law that Trump supported did pretty much exactly what it promised it would do, it lowered taxes along all income levels – especially for middle-income filers – and helped to…

Biden's Build Back Better) proposed legislation, if passed in the Senate and signed by the president, with its proposals to raise taxes, mainly on the successful and well-to-do, will that be the “straw that breaks the camels back” in our…

Friday’s numbers were especially harmful because the market originally appeared to be on the mend following the apparent slowing of the COVID-19 pandemic after the spread of the Delta variant over the summer. File: ShutterStock.com,…

The “Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act,” would disallow the usage of any federal funds to be used to pay any settlements connected with illegal immigrants being detained and/or separated at the U.S. border at…

While shopping for a refinance requires the same process your initial loan involved such as maintaining a good credit score and lowering your debt-to-income ratio, the timing just couldn't be better to lock-in some of the lowest rates seen…

Experts estimate the Gulf of Mexico lost between 4 billion and 8 billion oysters due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and loss of reproduction in ensuing years. Places like Suwannee Sound in Florida and other Gulf states are tapping…

Biden has included numerous green projects in his agenda, including shutting down the Keystone Pipeline that would have transported crude oil to refineries in the U.S. from Canada, in addition to rejoining the Paris Climate Accords, and…

A report from the Wall Street Journal revealed the Biden Administration is considering paying illegal immigrants who crossed the U.S. border in 2018 roughly $450,000 per person. This comes as the U.S. is experiencing the worst border…

On July 15, 1979, President Jimmy Carter addresses the nation via live television to discuss the nation’s energy crisis and accompanying recession. The speech became known as his 'Malaise Speech' or the “Crisis in Confidence” speech. …

During a search of Lori Ann Talens' home, agents found thousands of counterfeit coupons, rolls of coupon paper, and coupon designs for more than 13,000 products on her computer. Photo: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - The…

While Trump is unquestionably the wealthiest person to have ever inhabited the White House, the value of his real estate and hotel empire fell by estimates of as much as 26%. This new media endeavor appears it will quickly replace those…