By Guy Bentley A band of entrepreneurs and tech developers is giving fresh hope to New York City’s struggling yellow and green taxis with a new app called Arro to rival Uber. The new app will connect riders with taxis and could help the ailing industry stage a comeback, providing even more intense competition in a burgeoning marketplace….
Libertarian “Bilderbergs” Gathering To Blast Central Planners JACKSON HOLE, WY – A conference of rebel economists are set to gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this weekend to poke holes in the mainstream consensus of American monetary policy. While the US stock market is currently undergoing a roller coaster ride of downs and ups, a symposium of…
By Guy Bentley Uber’s aim to expand its business beyond ride-sharing was given a boost Tuesday as the company launched its food delivery service UberEATS in Washington D.C. D.C. will join seven U.S. cities where Uber customers can use the ridesharing app to have some of their favorite lunchtime meals delivered in just 10 minutes. The three outlets that will…
By Connor D. Wolf Several restaurant owners are considering doing away with tips to offset the higher cost of labor, after a number of cities have moved to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour The $15 minimum wage is often held up by its advocates as a great way to help the poor and stimulate…
By Guy Bentley The Dow Jones surged 390 points just 15 minutes after the opening bell rang Tuesday at the New York Stock Exchange. Traders took heart from China’s interest rate cut of 0.25 percentage points and the Dow is rapidly making up for Monday’s heavy losses. On Tuesday, the People’s Bank Of China reduced…
By Blake Neff Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush rebuffed claims that the phrase “anchor baby” is offensive towards Hispanics, saying the media needs to “chill out” and that in any case the term is more targeted at Asians anyway.Bush first used the phrase “anchor baby” last Thursday on a conservative radio talk show, saying he…
Chanell Temple from Huntington Park, California tore into her city council over what she saw as the problem of illegal immigration. Temple, who lives in Hawthorne, was protesting the decision to appoint two illegal aliens to city commissions. She originally hadn’t planned on speaking at the meeting, but became offended when someone compared immigrants to…
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Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders took to the airwaves and social media slums today to diagnose why the stock market crashed today. Sanders tweeted that “unfettered free trade has been a disaster,” while Trump went off on China, which has had enormous financial difficulties as of late. Sanders and Trump both believe that free trade policies…
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump is beating Senator Ted Cruz of Texas… in his own home state. Governor Rick Perry is also being bested by the New York businessman, but that’s not surprising considering that the former Texas gov has been lagging at the bottom of polls for weeks now. Donald Trump is polling at 24%…
By Casey Harper Turns out a man guarding a store from Muslims should have been more worried about Islamophobic Americans, namely himself. Police say an Oklahoma man was guarding a gun store from Muslims when the man dropped the gun and it went off, shooting him in the arm, News On 6 reports. The store has a sign that reads: “This…