Debt Matters

The debt-ceiling standoff has people concerned about what will happen if the U.S. defaults on its debt. I certainly hope both sides will come together to avoid this outcome. But it is still worth reminding everyone how incredibly precarious the…

Australian ABC: “And the government should do something about it!”. By Damian Coory. Here’s an amusing game to play… Listen to any ABC News bulletin — television or radio — …

“This week’s Federal Budget saw spending increases, which a wide range of economic commentators are already warning will only exacerbate Australia’s inflation crisis, confirming the IPA’s research.”

Wilkinson says Shane Drumgold did not tell her publicity over the case posed risk to the trial, contradicting ACT director of public prosecutions

The ruling class in Washington is planning on using America’s sons and daughters as cannon fodder to wage their long-awaited war against China. President Joe Biden along with the other de facto employees of the military industrial complex, including in Congress, have not made their plans a secret. C…

The FSB says it deceived the Ukrainian security service into releasing the wife of an official, who the SBU allegedly arrested for leverage

The World Bank sent $25 million in 2021 to Chinese companies that are on U.S. sanctions lists for military and human rights abuses, according to a federal review of the contracts.

A declining rate of inflation is obviously good news, but past inflation is locked in—and wrecking family budgets.

The following commentary is from the May 7th issue of the Short Seller’s Journal. Follow this link to learn more about this newsletter: Short Seller’s Journal info. SHOP reported its Q1…

We often hear about the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target, but why target a rate of inflation, and why not target 0%? There are a few common justifications for this long-standing policy.

A CNN anchor kicked off a town hall event with former President Donald Trump by repeating partisan narratives about the 2020 election.

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Snapchat’s ‘My AI’ chatbot is rife with privacy breaches and raging partisanship, putting its adolescent targets at risk.

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Binance continues to be the dominant crypto derivatives trading platform.

Fintech giant PayPal revealed it “safeguards” close to $1 billion in cryptocurrency assets for its clients. The bulk of the assets are in Bitcoin and Ether.

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