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Rare coins price news – Lincoln pennies from early 1900s sell for $1,175 each as experts urge to search your collections

RARE coins have the potential to turn your pocket change into a payday – with two pennies recently selling for more than $1,100 each. The 1909 penny is considered to be valuable and unique. Only 484,000 cents have been issued with VDB initials, according to Professional Coin Grading Service president Ron Gruth. The initials “V.D.B.” […]

Soaring fuel prices stoke rush to stockpile firewood across US

At Firewood by Jerry in New River, Arizona, a cord of seasoned firewood — roughly 700 pieces or so — goes for $200 today. That’s up 33% from a year ago. At Zia Firewood in Albuquerque, the price is up 11% since the summer to $250. And at Standing Rock Farms in Stone Ridge, a […]

Sir Stephen Lovegrove speech at IISS Manama Dialogue, November 2021

Thank you for inviting me to join you today at the Manama Dialogue. It is a great honour to be speaking here for the first time. And I am delighted to be in the Gulf, a region where the UK enjoys deep and long-standing relationships, and will continue to do so. The success of this […]

Whither the global economy?

While that risk is clearly there over the next couple of years, will there really be a sustained recovery in economic growth over the next five years? Let’s remind ourselves of the official forecasts. The IMF IMFInternational Monetary Fund Along with the World Bank, the IMF was founded on the day the Bretton Woods Agreements […]

Minnesota’s economic forecast coming after higher-than-predicted tax collections

CVS will close 900 stores. That’s great news for Dollar General

Dollar General (DG) has rapidly expanded in the United States over the past decade, in large part by undercutting independent and chain drug stores and snatching away some of their shoppers. The discount giant is particularly well-positioned to capitalize on CVS’ planned closings. CVS’ announcement comes at a timely moment for Dollar General — exactly […]

Biden’s billions – a sustainable shift? – ING Think

Biden’s billions – a sustainable shift? ING Think Read more…

The world is entering a new era of big government

Nov 20th 2021 “KEEP YOUR eye on one thing and one thing only: how much government is spending,” Milton Friedman once said. Today his eyes would be popping. Governments have spent $17trn on the pandemic, including loans and guarantees, for a combined total of 16% of global GDP. On current forecasts, government spending will be […]

Turkey Currency Crisis Threatens Economy, Posing Challenge to Erdogan Rule

ISTANBUL—A currency crisis is shaking Turkey’s economy, imperiling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nearly two-decade-long grip on power and upending living standards in a country that had enjoyed years of growth. The Turkish lira hit a record low against the dollar on Thursday after the Central Bank cut a key rate by one percentage point. The […]

OECD economic output exceeds pre-pandemic level for first time

Economic output in the OECD block rose above its pre-pandemic level for the first time in the third quarter, despite slower growth than in the previous three-month period. Gross domestic product (GDP) in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries was 0.5 per cent higher in the three months to the end of September than […]