U.S. Chamber Staff Fill me in: Antitrust laws, also known as competition laws, ensure competition in a free and open market economy, which is the foundation of any vibrant economy. Healthy competition among sellers in an open marketplace gives consumers the benefits of lower prices, higher quality products and services, more choices, and greater innovation.… Read more about Quick Take: Antitrust Laws (Not Just Big Tech) Under Attack

Tom Quaadman Economic prediction is a dangerous profession, but when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he’s “not even thinking about thinking about” raising interest rates you know he’s signaling something about the dire state of the economy. Like previous responses to emergency economic crises, we must utilize every available policy and monetary tool to help save jobs while stabilizing American businesses and the wider economy.  The current predicament is not the cause of the business cycle or market failure. The fundamental cause… Read more about How the Fed, Financial Industry Are Helping to Keep Main Street Going

Lindsay Cates The moment Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications were open for the self-employed and sole proprietor small businesses, Krystal Douglas, owner of Music City Sewing in Nashville, had her paperwork ready. Before the COVID-19 crisis, Douglas was dressing Grammy-winners and rock stars, but with live music events cancelled for the foreseeable future, her entire sewing business of creating custom stage costumes and backdrops had come to a sudden halt.  Douglas initially had trouble securing a… Read more about PPP Funds Reach Self-Employed, Small Businesses with Help of FinTech Lenders