Economics and Investing:

Balance Due: Credit-Card Debt Nears $1 Trillion as Banks Push Plastic – G.G.

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Swift Banking Network Struggles With Wave of Cyberattacks – It would be prudent to have cash, even when traveling around. Local banks might take an outage if the Swift network goes down. – P.S.

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Crony Capitalism And The Feudal America Of Trump And Clinton – J.B.

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Two-Thirds Of Americans Would Struggle To Cover $1,000 Emergency – G.G.

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The Biggest Winner Of The Oil Bust: Interview With Aeromexico – Airlines have thrived throughout the oil bust as fuel costs fell rapidly, but now that oil prices are slowing turning around airlines are trying to hedge the best price for the years ahead.

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