Treasury Traders Brace for Volatility With Debt-Limit Chaos Near
In a protracted 2013 debt-limit episode, Fitch Ratings put the U.S. rating on negative watch given the government’s failure then to raise its borrowing limit as the Treasury’s hard deadline neared. In 2011, a split House and Senate took the debt-limit debate down to the wire, prompting S&P Global Ratings to cut America’s sovereign credit grade for the first time.
World's Richest Man Wants Higher Tax Rates His Company Will Likely Avoid
The world’s richest man who leads mega-powerful Amazon publicly supports Joe Biden’s plan to raise taxes on corporations but that support comes after the tax-avoiding company was called out by name by the president just days ago.
Election Will be a Referendum on Widely Different Health Care Visions
In the November 2020 election, voters will decide between candidates with widely different visions of American health care, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID Death Stats...Inaccurate or Just Misleading?
New information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says 94% of reported coronavirus-related deaths had underlying medical conditions–-meaning that for the other 6%, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned.
Texas Could Mandate A COVID-19 Vaccine But It's More Likely Your Employer Will
Those “no mask–no entry” signs could be extended to “no vaccine–no entry”.
Calif. Should Have Been Most-Prepared...Alas, it Wasn't
California's blackouts are a preview of what would come under the Democrats' Green New Deal.