Marc Faber: US will go bankrupt
• YouTubeMarc Faber said on 2008.10.13 that US longterm treasury bonds should have "junk" ratings and US government will go bankrupt, it's only a matter of time, sooner or later
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Marc Faber said on 2008.10.13 that US longterm treasury bonds should have "junk" ratings and US government will go bankrupt, it's only a matter of time, sooner or later
LONDON (AP) - Oil prices fell below $70 a barrel Wednesday as investors shrugged off a looming OPEC production cut after company forecasts suggested the U.S. may be headed for a severe economic slowdown that would crimp demand for crude.
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez has signed a bill that will nationalise the country's 10 private pension funds.
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