51% of the country believes President Biden’s policies have not benefited the middle class at all. That’s according to a new national poll from Monmouth University that also found 10% of Americans believe middle class families have benefited from the president’s policies a lot. “Biden’s appeal when he ran for president was that he understands…

As the dust starts to settle following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March, economists are warning of cracks in the system that started spreading even before the failures. Under conditions of banking turmoil, some are worried credit tightening will become a credit crunch crisis. No. 1: What is a credit…

The U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March while the unemployment rate ticked back down to 3.5%, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report out Friday, April 7. The jobs data is in line with what economists expected and represents a slight cooldown in the resilient labor market. The unemployment rate is near…

When President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, it provided $550 billion for tens of thousands of projects across the country, such as roads, bridges and mass transit. According to the White House, this “once-in-a-generation investment in [American] infrastructure” aims to “grow the economy and enhance [the nation’s] competitiveness” through these…

As the dust starts to settle following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March, economists are warning of cracks in the system that started spreading even before the failures. Under conditions of banking turmoil, some are worried credit tightening will become a credit crunch. “I’m getting really nervous now that an economy that I…

On Tuesday, April 4, Richard Branson’s satellite-launching company Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company failed to find a funding lifeline following a launch failure and is now looking to sell its assets. When a public company like Virgin Orbit goes bankrupt, there is no shortage of headlines. But there’s an undercurrent happening…

As the dust starts to settle following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March, economists are warning of cracks in the system that started spreading even before the failures. Under conditions of banking turmoil, some are worried credit tightening will become a credit crunch. A credit crunch is a decline in lending…

The partisan fighting over President Biden’s 2024 budget began the moment he unveiled the ambitious plan. The White House says the president’s fiscal strategy, which includes over $4 trillion in mandatory funds to shore up Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security, and nearly $900 billion in defense spending, will reduce the federal deficit by $3 trillion…

Finland is set to become the newest member of NATO today, doubling NATO’s presence along Russia’s borders. It is election day in Chicago, as two Democratic candidates are in a run-off for Chicago mayor. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday, April 4, 2023.  Finland joins NATO as 31st member Finland will…