Vincent Gallo pays cash for deeply discounted Trump Tower condo

The provocative actor-director of films such as “The Brown Bunny” has been vocal in his support of President Donald Trump in the past. Continue reading

Baltimore Billboard calls Trump’s landlord son-in-law a ‘rich pest’

A new billboard in Baltimore is taking aim at Jared Kushner’s record as a landlord while advocating a humane way to deal with rats. Continue reading

Yield curve inversion fears are overblown

Yield curves predicting recessions did so historically and will again at the end of Fed overshoots. The Fed has done no such thing this time. Continue reading

Critics slam presidential hopeful’s plan to ‘tax the hell’ out of the rich

One analyst said Friday that the tax proposal from presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ‘would destroy a lot of wealth in the country.’ Continue reading

2020 Election: Takeaways for Older Voters From the CNN Debates

Much of the media attention over the Democratic presidential candidates’ two-night showdown in Motown focused on who had the knockout jabs and lines. I was watching to hear what the 20 White House hopefuls said they’d do to try to make lives better for… Continue reading

2020 Election: The Issues That Matter Most to Our Readers

At Next Avenue, a public media website for people 50+, we know our readers care deeply about the 2020 presidential election. To find out which election issues matter most to them, we asked readers to tell us their top three. Some 209 readers responded,… Continue reading

Will President Trump’s Hospital Price Transparency Plan Lower Costs?

If your spouse or partner wakes up in the middle of the night complaining of chest pain, which of these would you choose?: 1) Call 911 for an ambulance or 2) fire up your computer, go online to compare prices for cardiac care at nearby hospitals, pick … Continue reading