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Cato Institute policy analyst Tad DeHaven told The Center Square that "the US Small Business Administration should be abolished."

Add to that the better than usual White House shutdown spin and the week was a winner for Trump in this week's White House Report Card.

Staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, furloughed amid the shutdown fight, did not publish the September jobs report as scheduled.

The Trump administration has threatened to fire federal workers during the government shutdown, but markets have shrugged.

In a retaliatory response that absolutely everyone saw coming, China ended its American soybean purchases for the first time in 20 years.

If Trump wants to be remembered like Ronald Reagan instead of Herbert Hoover, he should abandon his protectionist crusade before it's too late.

Small modular reactors are crucial towards powering the future economy. The Artificial Intelligence revolution demands we build more SMRs.

The national average price for a gallon of gas slightly increased to start October, but remained steady overall.

The labor market has shown signs of softening, so the Friday jobs report is hotly anticipated data for investors and the Fed.

The deal provides the government with 5% equity ownership in Lithium Americas in addition to a 5% stake in the Thacker Pass lithium project with General Motors.