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**Jeffrey Gundlach says the theory of unlimited deficit spending is a 'crackpot idea'**
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**UK Said On Wednesday It Would Eliminate Import Tariffs On A Wide Range Of Goods And Avoid A So-Called Hard Border Between Ireland And Northern Ireland**
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**U.S. Stock Index Futures Were Little Changed Early Wednesday As Uncertainties Linger Over Brexit And Boeing**
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**Trump's decision to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership could cost farmers $1.8B**
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**Why ‘Japanification’ looms for the sluggish eurozone**
*by Naurgul (<https://redd.it/b0lxc1>)*
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**Why the Green New Deal is more realistic than a carbon tax**
*by Splenda (<https://redd.it/b0lxxl>)*
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**How Reliable Is Modern Monetary Theory as a Guide to Policy?**
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**Amazon gets an edge with its secret squad of PhD economists**
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**Market Concentration Is Threatening the US Economy by Joseph E. Stiglitz**
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