Economics and Investing:

Cronyism and ensuring American taxpayers bailout the finance industry during the next crash: Nostradamus like spending bill will ensure big banks never fail with your money. ^[1]

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The US Mint (and Congress) inch forward to composition changes (or phase out) of pennies and nickels ^[2].

(It looks like we will have at least one more year to accumulate “25/75” composition nickels.)

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Items from Mr. Econocobas:

Giving Up Your U.S. Passport Getting More Expensive ^[3]

Russia’s Rate Increase Fails to Halt Ruble’s Slide to Record ^[4]

Congress Narrowly Averts Government Shutdown ^[5]