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According to Distinctive Assets, this year’s “Everybody Wins” goodie bags will include the following items: A luxury Costa Rican villa experience An “iconic” super villa experience in Ibiza for up to 16 guests A sculpt and lift facial A smile makeover package “Ultra secure” cryptocurrency storage An “elite” body sculpting liposuction experience Kabuki-inspired Japanese-made luggage sets …
"As seen in PNC’s Christmas Price Index, which tracks the cost of each gift in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” prices rose by 4.5% in 2025, down from 2024’s 5.4% gain." -JPMorgan AM pic.twitter.com/AKmUtyNVSf — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) December 24, 2025
Trump: "They gave me $600 billion. And that’s a gift… That’s not a loan… There’s nothing to pay back. They gave us $600 billion that we can invest in anything we want.” European Union: Me: “He didn’t get a penny” White House spox: ”Pointless nitpicking”… pic.twitter.com/HRFM36qp3q — Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) August 22, 2025
We are a couple of weeks ahead of the new administration taking office. The Biden administration leaves behind an economic legacy that does not bode well for the pockets of Americans in the short-term. Here’s how the outgoing administration added fuel to the fire of inflation in the past four years… By Peter Reagan 2024 was …
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A Secret Santa in eastern Idaho recently surprised a young man who stays positive even though he has daily struggles. Aiden, who is a high school sophomore living in Soda Springs, was born without feet and has endured several surgeries, East Idaho News reported on Sunday. His prosthetic legs sometimes give him trouble, therefore, he …
Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Released on 12/18/23 Just before leaving town for Christmas break, the US House gave Americans a last-minute holiday gift: a nearly trillion dollar military spending bill filled with lots of goodies for the special interests and the military-industrial complex. Unfortunately, the rest of America got nothing but coal in its …
