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UBS strategist Francois Trahan points out U.S. corporate debt has surged by 50% over the past decade and now stands near $10 trillion. Such a jump in corporate debt would … Read more
BARCELONA, Spain — For the often-ridiculed followers of ufology, the study of unidentified flying objects, there was a sense of validation when the celebrated physicist and author Michio Kaku took a break … Read more
by Lance Roberts Just recently, Rex Nutting penned an opinion piece for MarketWatch entitled “Consumer Debt Is Not A Ticking Time Bomb.” His primary point is that low per-capita debt ratios and … Read more
by howmuch Total private and public debts in the U.S. have hit an all-time high $70 trillion. One contributor, fueled by high interest rates and expanding services, is credit card debt. Per … Read more
by Jesse Colombo As the current economic cycle becomes increasingly long-in-the-tooth and macroeconomic and earnings data deteriorate, it is time to start thinking about the next recession. In particular, I wanted … Read more
via wharton: That rising student debt is one of the creeping threats of our time is hard to refute. Student debt has more than tripled since 2004, reaching $1.52 trillion in … Read more
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by howmuch Tax policy experts usually think about sales tax in one of two ways. On the one hand, it is aregressive tax because it takes a greater percentage of income … Read more
by DCG Mental gymnastics required for this logic. From MyNorthwest.com: As homeowners reel from the sticker shock of higher property tax bills (average increase 17%), lawmakers in Olympia are considering a new capital gains … Read more
by howmuch There’s a lot of confusion and misunderstanding out there around the economic impact of illegal immigration in the United States. We decided to bring some clarity around the … Read more
by Viraj Shah China is grappling with mounting debt. The countries credit to GDP ratio is at 28.8 percent. The U.S. economy was not able to ward off a financial … Read more