Michael Snyder | Economic numbers all over the world continue to get worse, and as you will see below, even New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is now warning of “an unavoidable global recession”.
Zero Hedge | “We only collect about 20 percent of GDP and we spend like 24 percent of GDP. So you can’t let that deficit grow faster than the economy,” Gates said.
NY Post | Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was wrong to have claimed the collapse of the Amazon deal would free up $3 billion to fix the city’s subways and hire more teachers.
Washington Examiner | The national debt hit $22 trillion this week. You won’t find many in either major party who think this is a healthy development.
Free Beacon | Democratic socialist had publicly worried about whether she could afford rent.
Free Beacon | Democratic socialist had publicly worried about whether she could afford rent.
CNBC | The first cryptocurrency created by a major U.S. bank is here – and it’s from J.P. Morgan Chase.
Zero Hedge | The only thing that’s certain right now is that “talks are underway.”
American Mirror | Eight migrants arrested for illegally entering the United States are suing the government for millions over alleged “trauma” and “inexplicable cruelty” during their time in detention.
RT | The US national debt has climbed above $22 trillion. It is projected to continue rising by a trillion each year over the next decade, due to the cost of pensions and medical care for the retiring Baby Boomers.
Zero Hedge | More than 500 hundred chateaux have been abandoned at the Burj Al Babas luxury housing development in Turkey after its developer filed for bankruptcy last November.
Michael Snyder | Our health insurance system is theoretically supposed to prevent Americans from going bankrupt when they are hit by huge medical bills.
Breitbart | “It won’t be enough. It’ll be well short of 5.7, and do what we talked about to make up the difference between the appropriated amount and the 5.7.”
RT | Beijing has joined the global gold rush, increasing its gold reserves for two months in a row to 59.94 million ounces.
Zero Hedge | America’s richest people aren’t the “idle rich” – jumping off diving boards into giant vaults full of coins and taking off for adventures with their nephews.