As interest rates rise and consumer spending shrinks, COVID-era federal rescue loans are coming due for thousands of small businesses.
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INTEREST RATES UP, RETAIL SALES DOWN
November’s U.S. retail sales slipped 0.6 percent from October, double the 0.3-percent drop predicted by Dow Jones.
FOREVER CHEMICALS FOREVER KILLING U.S. TROOPS
The Pentagon vastly undercounted the number of military personnel at bases who were exposed to drinking water that was contaminated with “forever chemicals,” an environmental group said, after analyzing a Defense Department report that was released in April.
WILL COVID KILL YOU? 74 MILLION METRIC TONS OF MICROPLASTICS FOUND IN AUCKLAND’S ATMOSPHERE
A newly published study found that there are about 74 metric tons of microplastics in Auckland, New Zealand’s atmosphere that could be inhaled by residents there and accumulate in their bodies.
‘JUSTINFLATION’: 22 PERCENT OF CANADIANS SAY THEY EXPECT THAT THEY WILL NEED CHARITABLE SERVICES TO MEET ESSENTIAL NEEDS
Canadians are feeling the pinch due to soaring energy bills and inflation and are cutting back on the amount of food they consume and may need to seek assistance to make ends meet.
FAKE SUGAR LINKED TO REAL ANXIETY AND COULD BE GENERATIONAL
Aspartame, a sweetener introduced in 1981 to replace sucrose, was shown to increase anxiety in a recent study on mice—and the effect could be seen in two generations of the animals’ offspring.
UNIONIZATION, TOP TREND 2022: STRIKES CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN UK AS INCOMES CAN’T KEEP UP WITH INFLATION
Workers at the luxury car company Rolls-Royce secured a significant pay increase after threatening to go on strike over stagnant salaries after the company had a banner year in sales.
PROTESTS BREAK OUT IN ISRAEL OVER NETANYAHU’S NEW COALITION GOVERNMENT
Protestors took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to voice their concerns about the country’s new coalition being formed by Benjamin Netanyahu that they say will crush individual liberties like gay rights and create new animosity with Palestinians.
NEW WORLD DISORDER TOP TREND: SOARING COST OF LIVING PUTS MILLIONS ON THE BRINK, PROTESTS BREAK OUT
Protests broke out across Europe and Asia last week over soaring inflation and wages that are not keeping up with the cost of goods, leading to a “New World Disorder” that will result in widespread civil unrest that will likely only get worse.
PROTESTS CONTINUE TO RAGE IN PERU, DEATH TOLL RISES
Violent clashes continue to break out across Peru after the arrest and ouster of the country’s president as the protest death toll hit 20 last weekend.