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The demographic dividend of the last 40 years is ending: JP Morgan says the world is running out of the two things that kept interest rates down

Story by Eleanor Pringl, Fortune, 7/24/26 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/the-demographic-dividend-of-the-last-40-years-is-ending-jp-morgan-says-the-world-is-running-out-of-the-two-things-that-kept-interest-rates-down/ar-AA28AhR8?ocid=socialshare Key takeaways In 2025, the IMF reported that, across the globe, companies, households, and countries had amassed $251 trillion in debt.…

fg_admin July 24, 2026

After becoming the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk issues bankruptcy warning

Story by Raven Fon, The Hearty Soul, 6/16/26 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/after-becoming-the-world-s-first-trillionaire-elon-musk-issues-bankruptcy-warning/ar-AA25M9gr?ocid=socialshare On June 12, 2026, as SpaceX shares opened at $150 on the Nasdaq – 11% above…

fg_admin June 16, 2026

It’s the spending, stupid!

Nick Gillespie, Reason, 2/28/26 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/it-s-the-spending-stupid/ar-AA1XgddP?ocid=socialshare With a few days’ perspective on the State of the Union address, which grows ever closer in spirit and content to…

fg_admin February 28, 2026

A US ‘debt spiral’ could start soon as the interest rate on government borrowing is poised to exceed economic growth, budget watchdog says

Story by Jason Ma, Fortune, 2/14/26 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-us-debt-spiral-could-start-soon-as-the-interest-rate-on-government-borrowing-is-poised-to-exceed-economic-growth-budget-watchdog-says/ar-AA1WmthU?ocid=socialshare Total federal debt is nearing an ominous milestone in a few years, but a potentially more troubling tipping…

fg_admin February 15, 2026

Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades

Story by Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 1/5/26 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/janet-yellen-warns-the-38-trillion-national-debt-is-testing-a-red-line-economists-have-feared-for-decades/ar-AA1TD28p?ocid=socialshare Two thousand years before the U.S. federal government’s debt crossed the $38 trillion threshold, the Roman Empire faced…

fg_admin January 6, 2026

Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money

Story by Liz Goodwin, Marianna Sotomayor, Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 10/13/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/congress-is-losing-its-grip-on-the-power-to-spend-americans-money/ar-AA1OmlLP?ocid=socialshare There are really three political parties in Washington, according to an old saying:…

fg_admin October 13, 2025

Former Fed Chair sends stern message on economy, Fed

Story by Mary Helen Gillespie, TheStreet, 7/23/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/former-fed-chair-sends-stern-message-on-economy-fed/ar-AA1J94XN?ocid=socialshare For generations, the Federal Reserve Board has functioned pretty darn well as an independent central bank free…

fg_admin July 23, 2025

‘Stop violating the law!’ Trump admin ordered to restore spending database

Alan Judd, Straight Arrow News, 7/22/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stop-violating-the-law-trump-admin-ordered-to-restore-spending-database/ar-AA1J1tSd?ocid=socialshare The Trump administration violated federal law by shutting down an online database that allowed the public to…

fg_admin July 22, 2025

The U.S. debt outlook is so dire it now resembles the student loan crisis, former White House economic adviser says

Jason Ma, Fortune, 7/13/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-u-s-debt-outlook-is-so-dire-it-now-resembles-the-student-loan-crisis-former-white-house-economic-adviser-says/ar-AA1Iu8uP?ocid=socialshare The U.S. is inviting a debt shock if it continues on its current trajectory, which is starting to look…

fg_admin July 13, 2025

Goldman Sachs says Trump’s spending plan won’t stop the national debt from hitting ‘unsustainable’ highs not seen since World War II

Story by Greg McKenna, Fortune, 6/19/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/goldman-sachs-says-trump-s-spending-plan-won-t-stop-the-national-debt-from-hitting-unsustainable-highs-not-seen-since-world-war-ii/ar-AA1H1snY?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=bf7b5d9761124807840e662e258c071b&ei=41 President Donald Trump has claimed the GOP’s “Big, Beautiful” bill will put the U.S. on a sustainable fiscal…

fg_admin June 19, 2025