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A Trip Down the Road to Squanderville
Although still seen as the world’s economic superpower, the United States has found itself with a myriad of problems: Skyrocketing federal debt, growing annual budget…
25Nov2008 | Money Morning | 1 comment | ContinuedOctober 2008 budget deficit sets record
The federal government began the new budget year with a record deficit of $237.2 billion, reflecting the billions of dollars the government has started to…
14Nov2008 | The Real Deal | 0 comments | ContinuedBailout Plan Forcing U.S. to Borrow $1.4 Trillion, Creating a $1 Trillion Deficit
The U.S. Treasury Department plans to borrow a record $550 billion in the current quarter, and another $368 billion in the first three months of…
5Nov2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | ContinuedBalooning Deficits…But Who Cares?
In the first 16 days of the new fiscal year the U.S.’ national debt grew by $300 billion. That’s a growth rate of 75% and…
23Oct2008 | The Real Deal | Comments Off | ContinuedInvesting in Innovators
Looking for the Innovators
While in Vienna last month, I grabbed hold of the international edition of The Wall Street Journal. Over a classic Viennese breakfast…
29Aug2008 | Whiskey and Gunpowder | Comments Off | ContinuedWELCOME TO A TRILLION-DOLLAR DEFICIT, MR. PRESIDENT
If you are a typical citizen, you like deflation. You want your wages and investment income to stretch as far as possible. Falling prices, or…
29Aug2008 | Daily Reckoning | Comments Off | ContinuedPrepare to Profit From the Trillion Dollar U.S. Budget Deficit
The federal budget deficit hasn’t received a lot of press lately, what with all the worries about the U.S. financial system, the home mortgage market,…
25Jul2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | ContinuedThe Limited Shelf Life of Dollar Fruit
Today, we’ll keep it short and sweet.
The Dow managed only a piddling 32-point rise yesterday; still no recovery from last week’s big losses.
Oil rose another…
3Jul2008 | Daily Reckoning | Comments Off | Continued
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