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Is China coming to rescue a carbon-filled planet? Here comes the electric car in a big way—at least in China. By 2019, China has set a goal that 10 percent of new vehicles sold in that nation will be electric vehicles. That goal will increase to 20 percent by 2025.  In preparation, the government has placed a strong mandate on manufacturers to produce electric cars. [...]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 545.91 points, or 2.1%, to 25,052.83, bringing the Wednesday, Thursday decline to 1,378 points. The average correction lasts 51 trading sessions according to the data, although more recent corrections have proven to be more short lived. February’s lasted 13 days. The last five corrections have only lasted an average of 37 trading days, while going back to 1980, the [...]

We can't take our money with us, but we can see others come to faith in Christ through what the Lord provides. For many years on the radio, I have talked about the importance of taking a biblical approach to estate planning. For over 30 years, as I have helped many plan and grow their finances, I have come to understand how...

If you’re wondering about mainstream media and the lack of reporting on how great the economy is, understand this—the majority of mainstream media and mainstream economists believe that if they continue to talk down this economy, the “prophecy” will be self-fulfilled. Many on the left want the U.S. economy to fail in order to bring down Donald Trump. Take for example Bill Maher, the liberal [...]

There’s so much opportunity in the markets—primarily because of unprecedented enthusiasm and growth. This is an economy the likes of which we haven’t seen in at least 15 years, and even then, it was nothing compared to the levels we are seeing today. If we look only at consumer sentiment, business investment, wages, consumer spending and productivity—not to mention a level of optimism, enthusiasm, opportunities [...]

Even though America's health care system is still in crisis, headlines have taken a backseat to other news. Regardless of the coverage, more than 1 million people are dropping off the rolls of the "Affordable" Care Act this year alone. Given high premiums, some people...

For all the talk of how America’s protectionism may sink this bull market in stocks, it’s still very much “America first” on Wall Street — just look at stocks. Five regions and countries, including the Eurozone, the U.K. and Japan, trail U.S. stock returns this year. Only Saudi Arabia and Norway have performed better, with 17 percent and 9 percent returns, respectively. On average, most [...]

Many of us have an attitude that because of our financial struggles, or perhaps because we are just barely able to give to ministries and still pay our bills, one insignificant dollar matters very little in the Kingdom work of Jesus Christ here on earth. But it does matter deeply.

According to the Stock Trader's Almanac, August ranks as one of the weakest months of the year for major indexes. This is according to data that goes back to 1950. In my opinion, almost everything happening that is negative in the markets is political in nature. The hatred for this president continues to grow stronger and stronger as the economy gets better. This president is exposing...

The United States is on track to become the world's number one oil exporter by 2019. The International Energy Agency made the forecast based on expected U.S. output of shale oil, which is harvested from rocks containing kerogen. It has the country on pace to exceed an output of 11 million barrels per day. Financial expert Dan Celia of "Financial Issues" says that makes America not only [...]