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by Simon Black In the year 1890, according to census records, my great-great-grandfather was spending the final years of his life living with one of his children on a farm in … Read more
From the Associated Press: The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating … Read more
From the Ron Paul Institute: Sometime late next year, possibly as early as September, news crews will gather in Afghanistan for a unique event: To interview an American serviceman or woman … Read more
by visualcapitalist The market has been buzzing about Apple’s $1 trillion market valuation. It’s an incredible amount of wealth creation in any context – but getting to 12 zeros is especially … Read more
The secret to stopping the robot apocalypse? Popcorn butter. Amazon’s fleet of automated warehouse robots, now more than 100,000 machines strong, is working alongside human employees to help meet the … Read more
By Michael Snyder The Dow hit the 22,000 mark for the first time ever on Wednesday, and investors all over the world greatly celebrated. And without a doubt this is … Read more
U.S. debt is on the rise and could reach a milestone level sometime in 2017. Student debt has risen for 18 consecutive years, and subprime loans are a growing worry … Read more
by Umar Farooq We are moving toward an unpleasant milestone set in 2008 – a record amount of household debt. The New York Fed expects household debt to reach its … Read more