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Emerging nations crippled by $29 trillion in debt while creditors milk surcharges
Boing Boing· 3 days agoAs if dealing with COVID-19, conflicts, and climate change wasn't enough, emerging nations are now suffocating under a colossal $29 trillion in public debt. According to a new UN report, the ...
Why Bond Markets Are So Spooked by the French Election
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoThey haven’t concluded that France is Greece—but increasingly treat the country on a par with Spain...
Barack Obama visited Detroit last night. He still wants us to have hope. | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"A lot of other communities felt left behind as cities pulled in resources. That may sound strange...
Macron on the brink as France’s economic woes ‘threaten to destroy the euro’
Daily Express· 6 days agoEmmanuel Macron, still reeling after his party’s drubbing in this weekend’s European elections, has...
Russia test: Will Pakistan attend the Ukraine peace summit?
Al Jazeera· 7 days agoDays before Switzerland hosts a global summit aimed at thrashing out a path towards peace in...
Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan will affect 200,000 people, a top UN official warns
Associated Press· 5 days agoAn estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is...
France makes 700-mn-euro offer for Atos security units
AFP via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoDebt-laden tech group Atos said Friday the French state has made a 700-million-euro bid for its most...
Biden's Housing Scheme, Encouraging Families To Borrow Against Equity, Could Ignite Another 2008...
The New York Sun· 7 days agoIt all blew up in the faces of the taxpayers even though the Washington experts said the chances of...
Mark my words, Labour will put up taxes
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoReeves, like Sir Keir, is simply paying lip service to financial prudence and economic credibility to help her get through this general election...
20 times “The Simpsons” predicted the future
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhat then happened in real life: Greece — having received bailout loans in 2010 and 2012, so there was a basis for this joke — defaulted on a third ...
