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May 23, 2018 - 3:11:18 AM

More Americans are struggling to pay their credit cards

Interest rates, which influence the cost of borrowing, are on the rise after the Federal Reserve kept them near zero for years.

May 23, 2018 - 3:09:40 AM

Russia & other countries can demand $3.5bn in compensation from US over tariffs

Turkey, Japan and Russia have calculated how much US tariffs would add to the cost of steel and aluminum exports to America, and submitted their claims to the World Trade Organization.

May 22, 2018 - 5:10:05 AM

Bitcoin is going to fall

There’s a ‘decent probability’ bitcoin goes to zero, says Vanguard economist.

May 22, 2018 - 5:07:59 AM

Oil closes in on US$72 as US, China reach trade truce

OIL advanced near US$72 a barrel as an economic truce between the United States and China eased fears of a trade war, and before a meeting on crude prices between the ministers of top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia.

May 22, 2018 - 5:06:41 AM

US likely to slap tough oil sanctions on Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won re-election to another six-year term on Sunday, despite widespread anger over the South American country's crushing economic and social crises.

May 22, 2018 - 5:05:30 AM

The U.S. is Shackled by Historic Debt

Do you feel as if you’re drowning in debt? It’s worse than you think.

May 22, 2018 - 5:03:46 AM

Which countries are dumping the dollar and why ?

The European Union is considering switching payments from the US dollar to the euro after Washington threatened to target European firms working in Iran, according to reports.

May 22, 2018 - 5:02:28 AM

Goldman Sachs: The fiscal outlook for the US 'is not good'

Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, sees the deficit ballooning to $2.05 trillion (7 percent of GDP) by 2028.

May 22, 2018 - 5:01:34 AM

Consumer debt is set to reach $4 trillion by the end of 2018

Americans are in a borrowing mood, and their total tab for consumer debt could reach a record $4 trillion by the end of 2018.

May 21, 2018 - 6:06:35 AM

Vancouver miner to become one of Nova Scotia’s largest single mineral claim holders

Coronet Metals (TSXV: CRF) announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to gain 100% interest in 3,888 mineral claims totalling over 62,000 hectares in the Meguma Gold Belt located in Nova Scotia, eastern Canada.

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