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LARRY KUDLOW: Please mark Adam Smith's birthday

Larry Kudlow pays tribute Adam Smith, the founder of free-market capitalism, on his birthday and explains how his theories could still solves the United States' economic woes today.

A Fed pause likely won’t help struggling consumers

While investors are optimistic the Federal Reserve will pause interest rates this month, the move is unlikely to bring relief to stretched consumers holding credit card debt and variable rate loans.