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Setting sun is more like it. The stock markets plummeted last week to depths Japan hasn't seen since 1984. By the end of this month, total government public debt will top $5.5 trillion, a head-spinning 130% of GDP. (America's $3.4 trillion in federal public debt is 35...
The bankruptcy bill also includes a few nasty surprises for small businesses in trouble. Some could face liquidation if they do not meet accelerated deadlines for putting their finances in order. That, in turn, could cost jobs just as the economy weakens and credit-card debt, already at record levels...
Japan's Finance Minister, KIICHI MIYAZAWA, is regarded as the island of calm in the chaotic sea that passes for Japan's government. A former Prime Minister, the octogenarian was persuaded to stay on and lend a shred of credibility to an unpopular administration when YOSHIRO MORI came to power...
Well, no, actually, that's the problem. What high tuition and high financial aid is supposed to amount to, essentially, is a progressive tax on higher education. The more you can pay, the more you do, just like income taxes. But, unlike income taxes, the percentage of your income you...
Arafat has exhausted the patience of Palestinians from all walks of life--it is no longer only the more radical elements who consider Arafat a traitor. Allegations of high-level corruption and mishandling of funds abound throughout the West Bank and Gaza. According to a recent United Nations report, the...