After Scaling Back Student Loan Regulations, Administration Tries to Stop State Efforts

Secretary Betsy DeVos started to scale back protections for student loan borrowers last year.  Erin Schaff for The New York Times ...

U.S. Crude Oil Exports to China Zero Out

It wasn't just U.S. soybean exports that encountered some serious shenanigans in August 2018 as part of China's trade war strategy ...

Serious Shenanigans for U.S. Soybeans

Ken Roberts analyzes import-export data over at Forbes , and when the U.S. trade data for August 2018 came out, he quickly found that ther...

U.S. Exports to China Collapse in August 2018

According to international trade data published by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. exports to China collapsed in August 2018. The following ...

Median New Home Sale Prices Edge Toward Greater Affordability

August 2018 saw the continuation of a relatively new trend for the relative affordability of new homes in the United States, where the med...

Dividends by the Numbers for September 2018 and 2018-Q3

September is typically the worst month of the year for tracking positive changes for dividends in the U.S. stock market. While the month o...

August 2018 Median Household Income

According to Sentier Research, median household income in the United States rose to $62,685 in August 2018, a 0.4% increase over its July...