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Apr 03 2020
News
This recession will finally end the private-sector ‘debt supercycle,’ says firm that invented the term
Markets aren’t quite back to normal, not by a long shot. But they are getting a little less frantic.
The VIX VIX, -8.07% volatility gauge is just over 50, having hit 85 during the worst of the pandemic crisis. Jani Ziedins of the Cracked Market blog expects the S&P 500 SPX, -1.51% to settle into a trading range of 2300 to 2600. It is hardly ideal but, as he writes, “it could take 12
MarketWatchNov 13 2019
News
Israel-Gaza fighting continues for second day after militant's death
Cross-border violence between Israel and militants in Gaza is continuing, a day after an Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander.
After an overnight lull, rocket fire towards Israel resumed and Israeli aircraft conducted retaliatory strikes.
Gaza's health ministry said 13 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday, bringing the death toll
BBC NewsMay 18 2020
Opinion
We Can Prevent a Great Depression. It’ll Take $10 Trillion.
Don’t think of that number as “big” or “bold.” Just think of it as the appropriate dosage for a once-in-a-century economic affliction.
Last week, House Democrats unveiled their latest pandemic-relief package. The bill combines aid for families, a bailout for struggling cities and states, and additional funds for testing, tracing, and hospitals. The price tag is about $3 trillion—and it
The AtlanticSep 21 2014
News
Tony Blair: We'll need boots on the ground against Islamic State - possibly from West
Former British prime minister Tony Blair went on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning to discuss the threat of the Islamic State and the role he believes Europe and the United States will have to play in combating the al-Qaeda-inspired extremist group.
Blair, currently the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said that the Sunni insurgents and their followers will not be
Washington PostNov 16 2014
News
The angst is rising on Capitol Hill
Behind the free-flowing wine, the K Street soirées and the massive new majorities, Republican leaders are facing a daunting reality: They are right where they left off. Republican leaders wanted a quick and clean, drama-free lame duck session to kick off their new majority, but they find themselves heading toward a showdown over how to fund the government. Story Continued Below They promised
PoliticoApr 02 2024
Headline Roundup
Hawaii Is Not Protected By NATO Collective Defense Treaty, Experts Say This Could Change
CBS News (Online)Mar 22 2015
News
US removes remaining personnel from Yemen
The U.S. has removed all remaining personnel from Yemen as Shiite rebels controlling the country’s capital called for others to join its battle against government forces.
The State Department said in a statement it is removing personnel due to the “deteriorating security situation” in the country. The State Department also said it will continue to engage the Yemeni people and
Fox News (Online News)Nov 04 2014
News
G.O.P. Upbeat; Democrats Pin Senate Hopes on Big Turnout
Democratic and Republican candidates across the country are waging the final moments of a fierce, state-by-state effort to turn out their supporters on Tuesday even as voters begin lining up at the polls to express their anger and frustration at the dysfunction and paralysis in Washington.
After spending months locked in loud and often bitter contests about the direction of the country
New York Times (News)Sep 14 2023
Headline Roundup
McCarthy Spars with GOP Reps Threatening to Oust Him From Speakership
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) challenged far-right Freedom Caucus members to attempt to oust him from the speakership Thursday morning.
Details: In a closed-door House Republican meeting Thursday morning, McCarty addressed continued threats from the right flank of the house to remove him from the speakership. Per the agreement McCarthy made when he won the speakership in January
HuffPost The Hill Washington ExaminerJun 14 2012
News
Romney, Obama: When Wooing Female Voters, Check Marital Status First
What do women want, electorally speaking?
We know that women, like men, are "not some monolithic bloc," to quote the current occupant of the White House.
But as a group they are reliably influential voters, more risk-averse than men, and  pollsters tell us  generally more likely than the opposite sex to vote for Democrats, oppose the use of military force and
NPR (Online News)