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US credit downgrade means junk sovereign bonds now outweigh AAA debt for the first time, Fitch says

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 16:01

US Capitol building — Caution tape blows in the wind on the east front plaza of the U.S. Capitol Building on September 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) continues to have difficulty finding a legislative path that would prevent the federal government from partially shutting down at midnight on September 30 and would also not jeopardize his speakership.
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon says we've been 'spending like drunken sailors,' and that's a big risk to the economy

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 04:00

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Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan — JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon says we've been 'spending like drunken sailors,' and that's a big risk to the economy.
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Stocks fall as Fitch's downgrade of US debt rating rattles confidence

Wed, 08/02/2023 - 09:38

NYSE — Gen Z is putting more stock into careers in finance, with one in four recent graduates considering the field a top career sector.
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Germany looks to cut its reliance on China with a new $2.2 billion commodities fund

Wed, 04/19/2023 - 13:12

Nord Stream 1 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) stands next to Christian Bruch, President and CEO of Siemens Energy, in front of a turbine of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline as Scholz gives a statement during a visit on August 3, 2022 at the plant of Siemens Energy in Muelheim an der Ruhr, western Germany.
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San Francisco is forcing couple to remove sidewalk 'obstruction' — or pay $1,400. It's a little free library.

Sun, 03/26/2023 - 14:39

LFL twitter — The library has been up for years, tweets show, and has been praised by many passersby, but could be removed by the city over a violation complaint.
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The Treasury just gave the strongest indication yet that the US will get a digital dollar, but an expert says proliferation of CBDCs poses risks to the dollar.

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 08:17

Digital dollar central bank digital currency treasury fed government — Tim Robberts/Getty

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