In the Gallup survey for the week ending July 17th, overall U.S. Economic Confidence Index dropped to -17, the lowest point so far this year, matching the prior lows in late June and August 2015. How, one might ask, is this possible when the S&P has just reached a new all-time high and markets globally
A study conducted by Rystad Energy, an independent oil and gas consulting services and business intelligence data firm, estimates that the United States is sitting on more oil reserves than any other country. Surpassing Saudi Arabia’s 212 billion barrels and Russia’s 256 billion, the U.S. has 264 billion barrels of oil in reserve. This comes
A fresh poll shows that 43% of jobless Americans have given up looking for work. For those out of work for two years or more, nearly 60% have given up. On average, the unemployed spend less than 12 hours a week looking for work. Half have not had a job interview since 2014, yet two-thirds
