A Closer Look at ‘Affordability’
When Donald Trump first took office in January of 2017, sirloin steak ran $7.79 a pound but today…
US debt crisis: Most likely fix is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity
One way or another, U.S. debt will stop expanding unsustainably, but the most likely outcome is also among…
Republicans to Trump: No $2,000 Tariff Checks
President Donald Trump wants to send $2,000 tariff checks to Americans next year. But to do that, he’ll…
Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy
TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the…
Tariff rebate checks: Odds tracker shows odds of Trump paying $2,000 dividend at 2%
If the White House handing out $2,000 checks to all U.S. citizens sounded too good to be true,…
U.S. debt tops $38 trillion for the first time, worsened by government shutdown
The U.S. gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion for the first time, U.S. Treasury Department data shows.…
US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed…
US hits $38 trillion in gross national debt
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed…
Ecuador’s Declining Oil Output Threatens to Spark an Economic Crisis
The last decade has been especially grueling for Ecuador’s economically vital oil industry. Plummeting investment, heavily corroded infrastructure,…
JPMorgan strategist David Kelly warns America is ‘going broke slowly’ as federal debt spirals
America is going broke, JPMorgan Asset Management’s chief global strategist David Kelly wrote in a note this week,…