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View the original here: Fed "Workhorse" Model Says Odds of Recession in Next Year Only 3.56%; What are the Real…
Chicago Board of Education Yanks $875 Million Bond Sale Over 7.75% Yield; Five Questions for Chicago On Wednesday, the Chicago Board of education pulled the plug on a proposed $875 Million Bond Sale . Facing hefty yields, the financially ailing Chicago Public Schools (CPS) postponed Wednesday’s planned $875 million bond sale and will evaluate the timing on a day-to-day basis, a school official said
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"Levels Not Seen in 80 Years" The supply glut in oil storage continues as crude.
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See the original post: French Taxi Drivers Burn Tires Block Airports in Mass 24-Hour Strike; 20% of French Flights Cancelled
How Healthy Is the Labor Market, Really? What’s the "official" unemployment rate vs. economic reality
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At an Iowa rally earlier today, Donald Trump made the arrogant claim " I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters ". CNN reported Trump refused to clarify what he meant.