Aug 4, 2023 – “The lifting of Covid-19 pandemic curbs has been followed by an unusual bout of falling consumer prices instead of a surge. … A drop … records for spending and deficits… The biggest increase in outlays so far this year has been net interest on the soaring federal debt…

Aug 1, 2023 – “Now [Yellow’s] debt service is just enormous.” … Over the years, Yellow gobbled up many of its competitors in ambitious mergers, which also meant taking on the debt that those companies … “This could mean longer lead times, potential delivery delays, and increased costs — all of which could be passed on to the consumer…

Aug 9, 2023 – Bob Iger might be prepping his company for a buyout — and the Hollywood Reporter rumor mill speculates that the buyer could be consumer … But, yes, Apple could gain a controlling interest in Disney without taking on massive debt.…

May 12, 2021 – It destroys real income in order to reduce the real cost of debt service — until creditors revolt, and demand an extra risk premium … There’s worse to come, as higher housing costs feed into consumer prices. … There’s worse to come, as higher housing costs feed into consumer prices.…

May 26, 2021 – Including debt, the value of the deal is $8.45 billion, Amazon said. … I am a big consumer of the streaming services.…

Jun 9, 2021 – An explosive growth in debt financed largely by central banks is likely to lead to higher inflation.” … “Rising oil prices could compound any consumer-driven inflation. Indeed the price of oil has haunted the Fed before. … These will eventually be passed on to the consumer,” the Deutsche Bank authors wrote.…

Apr 2, 2016 – Everyone from China’s central bank to Arab sovereign wealth funds to German provincial-government banks bought American mortgage debt … As the Wall Street Journal reports: CPS, which faces a $1.1 billion budget deficit and billions more in pension debt, already has … Overall, for the first time in this recovery, a broad and significant rise in core economic costs is slowing job creation, real consumer…

May 26, 2016 – , even debt-happy Americans, can absorb. … Corruption, thrift, and a lack of consumer confidence have kept Chinese saving instead of spending. … Xi is determined to ward off the social unrest that will follow the debt blow up.…

May 23, 2016 – Longtime Sharp VodkaPundit Readers™ are well-informed already about the United States’ addiction to debt and cheap money, and our coming … Today’s China is also the world’s manufactory of first resort for consumer goods, and Chinese investments in infrastructure and resources…

Jun 14, 2016 – WASHINGTON – Hilary Shelton, the director of the NAACP’s Washington Bureau, welcomed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal … “The Consumer Bureau is proposing strong protections aimed at ending payday debt traps. … “The short of it is it would certainly limit the number of access to predatory loans that are debt trapping, but in essence it also…

Jul 6, 2016 – A source from the debt-buying industry told PJ Media that this was violation of regulations. … Retired University of Cincinnati Professor Mary Franklin told Consumer Reports that debt collectors threatened to garnish her disability … for the National Consumer Law Center.…

Feb 4, 2015 – “Runaway spending habits have bred excessive deficits and incredible debt,” Enzi said. … “As we meet this morning, our Federal debt totals over $18 trillion. Every man, woman, and child owes $56,000 on that debt.  … Enzi vowed Congress will “act to control the spending, reduce the deficits and end the debt.…

Mar 6, 2015 – Consumer spending is down, initial jobless claims are up, and Marc Cuban says we’re in a tech bubble “far worse” the the DotCom Bubble … The difference between the last two bubbles and today is, we weren’t already sitting on $18,000,000,000,000 worth of debt, interest…

Mar 17, 2015 – If you’ll recall, it was just last week I speculated that the declines in consumer spending, for three months running and despite … moderate incomes, simply do not have the resources to pay their deductibles and will either have to put off care or incur medical debt … It’s no wonder that collections for medical debt represent half of all bill collections.…

Feb 23, 2017 – “Everybody in this room knows that Social Security hasn’t added a nickel to the debt. … breaks for billionaires and the war in Iraq and an inflated military budget that in fact led to the high deficits and the national debt … insurance amount” for qualified beneficiaries starting in 2021 and “revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer…

Mar 16, 2017 – Meals on Wheels America says one in six senior Americans “struggles with hunger,” and their consumer base consists of seniors who receive … We’re $20 trillion in debt. We’re going to spend money. We’re going to spend a lot of money.…

Nov 11, 2021 – After Wednesday’s frightening economic report on consumer prices, I hope not. … Related: Biden Blames the Country’s Mood on Problems His Administration Created The Labor Department announced this week that the consumer … “Going forward, it is important that Congress pass my Build Back Better plan, which is fully paid for and does not add to the debt,…

Dec 11, 2021 – Manchin also asserted that it was fiscal madness to take on so much debt at this time. … Related: Consumer Price Index Proves What You Already Knew About Inflation Manchin appears clairvoyant, but he wasn’t alone.…

Feb 18, 2022 – As every consumer of conservative media is aware, yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Rush Limbaugh. … the subject again, so if you’re interested you can sign up here using the promo code FIGHTBACK for a 25% discount) We all owe a debt…

Jun 1, 2023 – The debt deal is done and this hangover isn’t going away for a long time. … Kevin McCarthy was able to cobble together enough Republican votes to push through a bill suspending the $34.1 trillion—TRILLION—debt … Republicans React to House Passing Debt Deal in Late-Night Vote NASA’s UFO Research Team Holds Public Hearing Biden Sex Assault…

Jun 10, 2023 – But now along comes Modernizing Medicare: Harnessing the Power of Consumer Choice and Market Competition from the Johns Hopkins University … If spending is not reduced, either this social program will increase the federal debt, with whatever consequences flow from further … Christopher Pope makes a persuasive case that Medicare Advantage has demonstrated that the heightened role of consumer choice results…

Mar 10, 2022 – The inflation “premium” will affect interest rates, which means mortgages, car loans, and consumer credit will all go up. … But the Fed can’t jack up interest rates because that would also jack up the interest paid on our $30 trillion debt.…

Mar 25, 2022 – The national debt keeps mounting at the alarming rate of $391.5 million every day and now exceeds $1.1 trillion for a country of only … Trading platforms are increasingly unreliable, and the Consumer Price Index is in shambles.…

Apr 6, 2022 – Such comments have left debt-cancellation advocates torn between optimism and frustration. … The other major objection to canceling student loan debt is that the act of debt cancelation would benefit only the richest Americans … Moreover, student loan debt forgiveness only benefits those who went to college.…

Apr 13, 2022 – For those who are either still in college or paying off student loan debt, any additional increases on consumer products likely have…