With approximately “10 million households, a disproportionate number of whom being people of color, needing banking in the United States;” there exists a need for a less costly and convenient banking service to be put in place.

The current threat of default on the US debt is built on an absurdity, almost a kind of mathematical error. While debate has centered on the level of government spending, the debt ceiling has nothing to do with the level of government spending.

The Bed, Bath, and Beyond allegations mirror those of numerous other cargo shippers in the wake of the pandemic that caused supply chain crisis. For bankrupt BBBY, it may just be an attempt to maximize value returned to debtors.

It is important to start thinking about how we can address the underlying causes of recurring financial crises.

A declining population creates two major problems for economic management. These problems aren’t insoluble, given intellectual clarity and political will. But will China rise to the challenge? That’s far from clear.

Just finished “Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the making of a postwar stalemate” by Mary Sarotte. It is an excellent insight into current events in Ukraine today.