EconomyNews
Anti-Union Group Says LA Lost 11K Hotel Jobs in 2024
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Center for Union Facts, an anti-union advocacy group, ran a full-page ad imploring the Los Angeles City Council to not adopt a… Read More
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Thune Clears Way for Vote on Ending California’s EV Mandate
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has overcome Democrat opposition to proceeding to a vote this week on overturning California’s electric vehicle mandate. In a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Undoing Decades of Administrative State Tyranny
President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency have made great headway in slashing regulations, but this work could be short-lived unless Congress makes… Read More
EconomyNews
EXCLUSIVE: New SBA Database Aims to Boost Supply Chains to ‘Make Onshoring Great Again’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration has launched a new tool to help small businesses identify American manufacturers and producers. Small Business Administration chief… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Trump’s Tariff Strategy Can Work but America Still Needs Deeper Economic Reform
President Donald Trump’s tariff diplomacy has been a shock treatment to the global economic order, intended as a kind of radiation and chemotherapy to kill the cancer… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
‘DOGE’ in the States: One State’s Success Story Making 25% of Regulations and Fees ‘Disappear’
Following up on a story we shared with you on April 25, more states are looking for their own “DOGE,” or Department of Government Efficiency…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Grounded by Bureaucracy: Trump’s Chance to Ditch the Feds, Commercialize the Skies
Air travel in America isn’t great—and that’s putting it lightly. Our nation’s antiquated air traffic control systems cost Americans tens of billions of dollars annually…. Read More
Here’s Why House Conservatives Want to Meet With Trump to Hash Out ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Fiscal conservatives hope to meet with President Donald Trump before Wednesday to continue negotiations on the “big, beautiful bill,” Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Bypasses Washington Globalists, Takes on China’s Economic Threat
Thankfully, President Donald Trump has bypassed Washington and the globalists regarding Communist China. He is acting as if Communist China is (at the very least)… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reforms in Corporate Governance Could Boost Appeal of US Stocks, Economy
President Donald Trump’s America First Investment Policy touts that welcoming foreign investment and strengthening the United States’ “world-leading private and public capital markets will be a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Way to Unshackle American Businesses and Boost the Economy
In recent comments marking the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump stated that his attention will next focus on efforts to… Read More
Trump to Sign Executive Order to Slash Prescription Drug Prices
President Donald Trump says he will announce a new prescription drug initiative he promises will dramatically—and immediately—reduce the price of pharmaceuticals. “I am pleased to… Read More
EconomyNews
President Trump Announces Trade Deal With Britain to ‘Fast-Track American Goods’
President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday along with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “This will be a great deal… Read More
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House Panel Quizzes Bessent on DOGE, Tariff Talks, China
In an at times contentious hearing, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testified before members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. But the… Read More
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Arkansas to Appeal Ruling vs. Ban on Chinese Role in Crypto Mining
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be appealing a recent ruling by a federal judge that prevented the state from enforcing an anti-foreign influence law…. Read More
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SBA Chief Loeffler Pushes Back Against Media Narrative on Tariffs
SAVANNAH, Georgia—Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler celebrated Friday’s jobs report, dismissed fears about a tariff-induced recession, and expressed optimism that the U.S. economy is “spring-loaded”… Read More
Economy Commentary
The Trump Counterrevolution and the Moral Ledger
Despite the media hysteria, President Donald Trump’s counterrevolution remains on course. Its ultimate fate will probably rest with the state of the economy by the… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Better Than Expected’: Labor Secretary Hails April Jobs Report
The White House celebrated a positive April jobs report as markets rebounded Friday, a welcome relief amid uncertainty over tariffs. “The Golden Age is here,”… Read More
EconomyNews
Small Business Administration Chief Details Trump’s Carrot-And-Stick Economic Policies
At a Capitol Hill press conference Thursday, Kelly Loeffler, director of the Small Business Administration, laid out President Donald Trump’s carrot-and-stick strategy for returning manufacturing… Read More
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Embracing MAHA, PepsiCo to Move Away From Artificial Dyes in Snack Foods
The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda is moving forward after PepsiCo Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of processed snack foods, announced… Read More
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Amazon Won’t Display Tariff Costs Next to Product Prices
Amazon said Tuesday it would not be displaying the cost of tariffs right next to products’ total prices on any of the company’s websites, contrary… Read More
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Providing Automakers Tariff Relief
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday relaxing some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts. The directive is the… Read More
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Leavitt Slams Amazon for ‘Hostile and Political’ Attack on Tariffs
Amazon’s decision to display a number next to the price of each product on its website that shows how much President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs… Read More
Hill GOP Budget Leaders in ‘Lockstep,’ Treasury Chief Bessent Says
“The House is moving things along quickly, and the Senate is in lockstep,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Monday, in reference to the Republican… Read More
EconomyNews
Newsom Touts Calif. as World’s 4th-Largest Economy on Paper as Real Jobs Fall
THE CENTER SQUARE—California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is now the world’s fourth largest economy. But after accounting for the high cost of goods… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Virginia’s ‘DOGE’ Saves Taxpayers Millions
Editor’s note: For additional context for the story below, what would become Virginia’s Office of Regulatory Management began as a pilot program under Gov. Ralph… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Not to Fight a Trade War
This week, the stock market yo-yoed wildly, taking investors on a roller coaster of stunning lows and sudden highs. Rarely has investment been so gut-churning…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Method Behind the Madness of Trump’s So-Called Tariff Wars
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Seeing Red About the Sea of Red Ink
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
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‘Moving at Trump Speed’: White House Has 18 Trade Deal Proposals, Leavitt Says
The White House has “18 proposals on paper” from foreign countries for trade deals, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday. “Again, these are… Read More
