Eviction ban heads back to Supreme Court Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell says eviction moratorium has small landlords ‘on the brink.’ Nearly four months after the Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s moratorium aimed at protecting renters nationwide, evictions are once again steadily on the rise, housing advocates say.  According to data from Eviction Lab at Princeton University, […]

Mike Rowe on what 11M open jobs means for US economy FOX Business’ ‘How America Works’ host Mike Rowe says fundamental change is needed with Americans’ relationship to work. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week tumbled to the lowest level in more than half a century, the latest sign the labor market is bouncing back from […]

Investors predict COVID reopening trades to continue dominating markets Fidelity Investments’ John Gagliardi and SlateStone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari discuss market movement as the pandemic drags on uncertainty. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in October, falling from a record high as exports surged, government data showed on Tuesday. The Commerce Department said the gap between what the […]

Inflation and supply chain issues ‘are not going away’: Wealth management expert Lebenthal Global Advisors President Dominick Tavella discusses inflation and supply chain issues impacting the economy and his market outlook for 2022. Consumer prices surged at the fastest pace in nearly four decades in November as Americans paid more for practically everything from groceries to cars to gasoline, solidifying […]

Narrative from Yellen must shift to ‘moving forward’ basis: Portfolio manager Jason Katz, UBS managing director and senior portfolio manager, argues ‘policy has to pivot’ and focus on how to get people back to work, travel and restaurants, especially now that people are ’empowered to do so’ given vaccination rates are up.  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said the […]