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Are Trump’s tariffs as bad as the Smoot-Hawley Act, which is blamed for deepening the Great Depression? They’re actually worse

It’s Smoot-Hawley all over again! At least by this reporter’s calculations, the sweeping tariff regime that President Trump unveiled following the market close on April 2 literally lifts America’s duties on imports to roughly the same level that the much-reviled legislation took them to at the start of the Great Depression. The ultraprotectionist Smoot-Hawley Act … Read more

American worker confidence just hit a record low and is even worse than it was during the darkest days of the pandemic  

Good morning! American employees are not feeling great about the future. In fact, their optimism is at an even lower point than it was during the height of the pandemic.  The U.S. worker confidence score for February of this year reached a record low of +24, according to new research from LinkedIn. That’s even worse … Read more

Trump tariffs are ‘a recipe for making Americans worse off,’ Cato Institute says 

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow recently shared a hypothetical where the price of one good goes up, but the price of another goes down because people have less to spend. It was a defense of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank co-founded in 1977 by billionaire Charles G. Koch, doesn’t … Read more

America’s $9.1 trillion infrastructure problem could start to get worse, report warns

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Crypto’s hype-fuelled era has made it worse than a casino

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. When you enter a casino, a few things likely catch your attention. The vibrant lights, the sound of the slot machines, chips clinking, and dice rolling. Though people visit casinos hoping to … Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation Plot Fans Hate Was Originally Even Worse

By Chris Snellgrove | Published 20 seconds ago While it’s a great episode in most respects, many Star Trek: The Next Generation fans have learned to hate the episode “Booby Trap.” That’s because of a creepy subplot in which Geordi LaForge begins falling in love with a hologram of fellow engineer Leah Brahms, and he … Read more

Consumer sentiment drops in March to 57.9, according to University of Michigan survey, worse than expected

An employee restocks the shelves in the meat section of a supermarket in Monterey Park, California, on February 12, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Consumer sentiment took another hit in March as worries intensified over inflation and a slumping stock market, according to the University of Michigan’s latest sentiment survey released … Read more

Brandi Glanville Says Her ‘Face is Worse Than Ever’: ‘Melted Away’

Brandi Glanville is tired of pretending everything is OK when it comes to her overall health and wellness. “I’ve been faking it,” Glanville, 52, wrote in a post shared via X on Thursday, March 6. “I’m f—ing miserable. My best friend’s been in the ICU for 2 weeks & isn’t getting better. My face is … Read more

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