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Rising fuel costs cloud U.S. economic outlook: Fed
WASHINGTON — Higher gasoline prices are muddying what is an otherwise improving outlook for the US economy, the Federal Reserve said in a keenly watched report, published Wednesday. In its Beige Book survey — which frames its policy meeting later this month — the Fed held its cautious optimism about…
Stewart: U.S. government is ‘world’s dumbest loan shark’
In this segment from last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart reacts to the news that the Federal Reserve secretly bailed out U.S. banks to the tune of an interest-free 7.7 trillion dollars, then borrowed the money back from the banks with interest. And in the process, something unspeakable happens to…
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