Tennessee Starts Fiscal Year $39.4M Below Budgeted Tax Collection Estimate
Tennessee Fell $39.4 Million Short Of Its Budgeted Estimate For Tax And Fee Collections In August To Begin The New Fiscal Year.
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Feds Hike Interest Rates For 10th Time
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board Wednesday Announced Another Increase To The Federal Funds Rate, Inching The Target Range Up To 5% To 5.25%, An Increase Of A Quarter Of A Point.
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‘Uncharted Territory:’ U.S. Debt Will Nearly Double GDP Within 30 Years, Feds Say
Federal Debt Will Nearly Double The Nation’s Gross Domestic Product By 2052 If It Continues On Its Current Trajectory, The U.S. Congressional Budget Office Says In Its Economic And Debt Forecast Released Wednesday.
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Nearly Half Of Small Businesses In Hiring Freeze, Citing Inflation And Costs
Nearly Half Of Small Business Owners Are Not Willing To Hire Because Of Labor Costs And “Skyrocketing Inflation,” A Newly Released Small Business Report Shows.
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More Than Half Of All U.S. Consumers Live Paycheck To Paycheck
More Than Half Of All U.S. Consumers Lived Paycheck-To-Paycheck Last Month, According To A New LendingClub Report Released On Monday.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Says Recession Is Not Inevitable, CEOs Say It’s On The Way
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says That A Recession Is Not Inevitable, Comments That Have Been Met With Skepticism By Business Leaders.
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Where Does TN Rank Among States With The Worst Auto Fraud?
There Were Over 120,000 Reported Auto Fraud And Scam Cases In The U.S. In 2020. Drivers Who Are Unfortunate To Do Business With A Dishonest Mechanic Or Dealership Can Be Tricked Out Of Hundreds If Not Thousands Of Dollars. In Tennessee, Auto Fraud Complaints Are More Likely Than In The Typical State.
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Conservatives Raise Alarm Over Potential For Hidden ‘Biden Tax’ For Middle Class, Poorer Americans
Republicans Developed A New Line Of Attack Against President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Bill That Could Become The Rallying Point For The Opposition To His Major Spending Plans.
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Biden’s Tax Plan Is A Bad New Deal
When Trump Took Office In 2016, He Implemented A Program Of Tax Cuts, Spending Increases And Pressured The Fed To Cut Interest Rates. His Goal Of 3% Growth Was Derided As Delusional By Liberal Media. Not Only Did The Unemployment Rate Fall, But The Percent Of Americans Employed Saw Its First Sustained Rise Since The Late 1980s. Biden Ignores The Successes Of The Trump Economy Before The Pandemic. If Biden Is Smart, He Will Continue Trump’s Growth Policies And Trade Initiatives. Trump Proved An Aggressive Growth Strategy Improves The Fortunes Of Everyone In America.
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National Association Optimistic On Sales Growth For 2021
Retail Sales In The U.S. Could Rise Between 6.5% And 8.2% To More Than $4.3 Trillion This Year As More People Get The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Economy Reopens, According To The National Retail Federation.
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