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Two of the major players in the financial industry warned that the U.S. is on the verge of a recession and that the Federal Reserve might well raise the interest rate from its current 3-3.25% all the way to 4.5-4.75%.
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 12:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A number of interest groups launched efforts on Wednesday to encourage a crackdown on organized retail crime at the federal level.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 6:41 pm
By: Daily Wire
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With rising interest rates, experts expect the U.K. to remain in a recession into 2024
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 10:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said on Monday that the central bank increasing federal funds rate targets will have dramatic effects on economic activity.
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2022 @ 8:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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coordinated attack on economic activity throughout western world
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 7:25 am
By: John Steed
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Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that he would support an interest rate hike of 0.75% or higher in reaction to high inflation.
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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Inflation and stagnant market suggest the economy is barreling towards recession
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 6:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would hike interest rates by 0.75% — the boldest action since 1994.
Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 @ 12:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Federal Reserve announced an increase in interest rates Wednesday afternoon, boosting the cost of borrowing money by 0.75%, the largest increase in a single meeting in nearly 30 years.
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 3:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Pay attention
Published: Sunday, April 17th, 2022 @ 5:14 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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In response to rising inflation, earlier this week the Federal Reserve announced it has “approved an interest rate hike.” Several more such ‘hikes’ are expected this year.
Published: Thursday, March 24th, 2022 @ 8:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Saturday, February 5th, 2022 @ 3:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Elections and the Public Interest Legal Foundation have reached a settlement for the board to disclose records relating to foreigners registering and voting.
Published: Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 @ 10:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Christopher Waller hinted that the central bank may begin tapering its aggressive quantitative easing.
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 2:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to tackling corruption as an economic and national security priority
Published: Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 @ 3:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joy Pullmann of the Federalist sees a clear motive for Big Tech companies to censor scientific evidence that contradicts the prevailing public narrative.
Published: Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 @ 6:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent Carolina Journal story detailed Attorney General Josh Stein’s fight for school administrators to retain sweeping powers to regulate and punish North Carolina public school students for disfavored speech that occurs off-campus.
Published: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 @ 11:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Brittany Bernstein of National Review Online highlights one disappointing opening-day action from the new Biden administration.
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2021 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public interest in charter schools is higher than ever in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2020 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon details Americans’ growing interest in owning guns.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2020 @ 11:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kerry Picket reports for the Washington Examiner on Republican activists’ response to recent revelations involving President Trump’s first national security adviser.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 @ 11:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Trump is investing in the resources our military needs to keep our country safe.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 12:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In December 2018, I wrote the following: “As a general rule, the public and politicians should never view economic impact studies as anything more than an attempt by special interests to manipulate public opinion for their own benefit.”
Published: Sunday, July 14th, 2019 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I would trust you more if I did not distrust you so.
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 8:23 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Tracing the ownership of the land hosting a Nash County solar farm built on a former cow pasture is complicated business
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 9:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper in 2012, while serving as state attorney general, agreed to lease a Nash County property he and his brother Pell owned to Chapel Hill-based Strata Solar for the construction and operation of a 4.9-megawatt solar facility
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charlotte's Democratic mayoral candidate, Vi Lyles', was recently accused of using her position on city council to award high dollar contracts to the company her son works for
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 9:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the most common misconceptions about the free market is that it encourages people to pursue their own "narrow self-interest," usually interpreted as caring only about one's self while ignoring the needs and desires of others
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ 4:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Government is bigger and more expensive than it needs to be, thanks to an economic concept called the "special interest effect."
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 @ 5:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance. Will Rogers
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This same commentary could be written about any other nationality...Or could it?
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2017 @ 9:09 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) released the following statement on Tim Kaine campaigning in Asheville, Charlotte and Durham this week
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2016 @ 7:43 pm
By: jonah
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Every now and then I run a check up from the neck up just to see if I am still normal in an abnormal world.
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2016 @ 7:08 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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