Tag: Debt
The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies...
Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, why some economists...
I interviewed 48 bankrupt Americans – here’s who they blame for...
Tess Wise, Amherst College
The people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection had an 18% bankruptcy...
Huge government debts mean Canada is robbing its kids
Jerome Gessaroli, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Before the pandemic, the combined federal and provincial Canadian debt totalled $1.4 trillion. And since then, this debt...
Delinquent electric bills from the pandemic are coming due – who...
Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
The shutdowns and restrictions that governments have imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 have made it hard for...
Huge government debts mean Canada is robbing its kids
Jerome Gessaroli, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Before the pandemic, the combined federal and provincial Canadian debt totalled $1.4 trillion. And since then, this debt...
Why April was Wall Street’s best month in decades – despite...
Kim Kaivanto, Lancaster University
At times the contrast between the real economy and the stock market is striking. For US stocks, April was their best...
Why companies file for bankruptcy – and how it protects both...
Lindsey Simon, University of Georgia
Reports have emerged that Purdue Pharma is in settlement talks to resolve thousands of federal and state lawsuits over its...
Opioid epidemic may have cost states at least $130 billion in...
Joel Segel, Pennsylvania State University; Douglas L. Leslie, Pennsylvania State University; Gary Zajac, Pennsylvania State University; Max Crowley, Pennsylvania State University, and Paul L....
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Small streams and wetlands are key parts of river networks –...
Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University
The Trump administration is proposing to redefine a key term in the Clean Water Act: “Waters of the United States.”...
