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Handre: “Two small island economies blew up in 2008. Iceland and Ireland. Their names differ by one letter, and their handling of the crisis differed by everything that matters. Iceland’s three big banks, Kaupthing, Landsbanki, and Glitnir, had grown assets to roughly ten times the country’s GDP by 2008…”

Posted on June 20, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Handre @Handre · Jun 18 Two small island economies blew up in 2008. Iceland and Ireland. Their names differ by one letter, and their handling of the crisis differed by everything that matters. Iceland’s three big banks, Kaupthing, Landsbanki, and … Continue reading →

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Axios: The world’s currency

Posted on June 14, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

count: 1,362 words … 5 mins.     1 big thing: The world’s currency   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images   Planet Earth has roughly 180 currencies. But for a vast share of global transactions, people want to use just one: the … Continue reading →

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Fortune: What Jeff Bezos has to say about income tax and the bottom half of earners

Posted on May 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Success Wealth Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year By  Preston Fore Success Reporter May 21, 2026, 11:16 AM ET Add us on Billionaire … Continue reading →

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El Pais: The immense power of the new plutocracy: How billionaires like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg shape our lives and our democracies

Posted on May 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Economy And Business Latest News Inequality The immense power of the new plutocracy: How billionaires like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg shape our lives and our democracies Wealth is becoming increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. The world’s wealthiest individuals … Continue reading →

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Fortune: U.S. Treasury will have to borrow $2 trillion this year just to continue functioning—more than $166 billion every month

Posted on May 8, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Subscribe for $1 Sign in Economy national debt U.S. Treasury will have to borrow $2 trillion this year just to continue functioning—more than $166 billion every month By  Eleanor Pringle Senior Reporter, Economics and Markets May 7, 2026, 6:46 AM … Continue reading →

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Top Economist: The Unthinkable Is About to Happen to China. Professor Steve Keen

Posted on May 4, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

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President Trump says “Drill baby Drill” in U.S. but Europe is indecisive but should have learned from the past and what a Sovereign Fund means. Ireland is asleep as regards energy unlike the days of Atlantic shares and then Fitzwilton Chief Executive Tony O’Reilly

Posted on March 30, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood Atheist, freethinker; exposing Islam layer by layer, to let infidels know more about Islam than Muslims allow them to. “Am Yisrael Chai” It was Christmas Eve, 1969. Deep beneath the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: For much of the 20th century, Sweden enjoyed a justifiable reputation as one of Europe’s most egalitarian countries. Yet over the past two decades, it has transformed into what journalist and author Andreas Cervenka calls a “paradise for the super-rich”.

Posted on January 20, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + Economy Education EnvironmentHealth Politics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement Miranda Sheild Johansson receives funding from UK Research And Innovation. Partners University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. The Conversation UK receives funding from … Continue reading →

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Futurism: Bill Gates Gives Up on Climate Change

Posted on January 1, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Bill Gates Gives Up on Climate Change That’s enough of that. By Joe Wilkins Published Mar 14, 2025 8:54 AM EDT In decades past, as the effects of climate change slowly became undeniable, some looked to the super-rich — the billionaires with … Continue reading →

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El PAIS: By 2029 global debt will be higher than it’s been since the end of World War II, says IMF

Posted on October 20, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Kristalina georgieva By 2029 global debt will be higher than it’s been since the end of World War II, says IMF The global organization calculates that public debt will skyrocket to up to 100% of the planet’s GDP, and advises … Continue reading →

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