Would China weaponize its U.S. debt as a trade war tactic?By Tracey SamuelsonOctober 17, 2018GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty ImagesChina owns more U.S. debt than any other country. Selling its current supply of U.S. treasury bonds to mess with the American economy would be an aggressive move that China would not undertake unless provoked further, according to one expert. POSTED IN: Economy trade tariffs trade war China debt edison poll marketplace-edison poll Americans ListenreadDownloadDownload
Credit card interest rates are risingBy Marielle SegarraOctober 09, 2018Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe average rate is just over 17 percent, and it's expected to keep going up.POSTED IN: Economy interest rates credit Credit Cards Federal Reserve credit card debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
Ray Dalio discusses the anatomy of the debt cycleBy David Brancaccio and Daniel ShinSeptember 25, 2018Thos Robinson/Getty Images for New York TimesThe founder of Bridgewater Associates, who predicted the Great Recession, has a new book out that examines the nature of debt crises.POSTED IN: financial crisis debt debt cycles debt crisis trade war ListenreadDownloadDownload
Government labor board proposes rolling back a rule that made union organizing easierBy Mitchell HartmanSeptember 14, 2018Business organizations support the change, but labor activists say it would make low-wage contract workers more vulnerable. POSTED IN: business labor Labor Unions unionization National Labor Relations Board employment ListenreadDownloadDownload
Record global debt: What it means for the next crisisBy Anu AnandSeptember 14, 2018STR/AFP/Getty ImagesGlobal debt is on track to hit new highs this year.POSTED IN: global debt financial crisis China debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
Chegg CEO on shifting the company from textbooks to digitalBy Kai Ryssdal, Daisy Palacios, and Sean McHenrySeptember 05, 2018Dan Rosensweig has moved the company from textbook rentals to AI paper help.POSTED IN: Chegg Education education tech college college debt Amazon textbook rental on-demand ListenreadDownloadDownload
Congress is set to vote on more mandatory financial counseling to help curb student loan defaultsBy Justin HoSeptember 05, 2018PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty ImagesStudent debt is topping $1.4 trillion dollars.POSTED IN: Education higher education student debt financial counseling loans Congress credit ListenreadDownloadDownload
NFL contracts have eye-popping figures but…By Andy UhlerSeptember 03, 2018POSTED IN: NFL contracts national football league ListenreadDownloadDownload
The euro is a mixed blessing for GreeceBy Stephen BeardAugust 17, 2018Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesAs the country prepares to exit years of IMF-EU bailouts, views differ on the European Union's common currency.POSTED IN: Greece European debt crisis euro EU European Community ListenreadDownloadDownload
