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Wed, 04/09/2024 - 23:59
The stimulus opponents’ argument boils down to this striking claim: When the government spends borrowed funds now, consumers will realize that the resulting debt spells higher taxes in the future, which will lead them to curtail their current spending. Those cutbacks will offset the increased government spending dollar for dollar, leaving no net stimulus … […]
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Wed, 04/09/2024 - 22:00

It has recently come to my attention via internet outrage that I am in what is considered a “mixed-weight” marriage. Magazines, podcasts, and CNN are judging women who outweigh their husbands, even though Bridgerton said it was okay.

But internet trolls say that it is absolutely not okay, expressing their disgust in ALL CAPS. So, before my husband hears of this controversy and suddenly realizes I am not as thin as I was when we got married, I’m prepared to prevent him from fleeing using these tricks:

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Wed, 04/09/2024 - 21:05

The riots that broke out following the appalling murder of children in Southport did not come out of nowhere — they were the reflections of a global far-right surge whose loud footsteps were already being heard across the world. In Britain, anti-migrant ideology and sentiment was confronted by leftist, pro-migrant counterdemonstrations, which the progressive wings […]

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Wed, 04/09/2024 - 18:00
Leo Fernandes, Harkeerit Kalsi, Nicholas Vause, Matthew Downer, Sarah Ek and Sebastian Maxted Hedge funds and other alternative investment funds (AIFs) often take positions in financial markets that significantly exceed their investors’ capital by using debt or derivatives. However, such ‘leverage’ can pose risks to financial stability. Regulators seeking to reduce these risks may consider … Continue reading A simple model of the effects of entity and activity constraints on alternative investment funds
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Wed, 04/09/2024 - 12:39
Today (September 4, 2024), the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest – Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, June 2024 – which shows that the Australian economy grew by just 0.2 per cent in the June-quarter 2024 and by just 1 per cent over the 12 months (down from 1.5 per cent).…
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Wed, 04/09/2024 - 09:30
He tried. Oh how he tried: The long line there was the Special Counsel he had Bill Barr name to “investigate the investigators” — the Durham investigation. Like all the others they came to nothing because there was nothing. He, on the other hand, tried to overturn an election and incited an insurrection and then stole a bunch of classified documents and refused to give them back. Big difference. Yuge.