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Border waits, violence, recession blamed for 30% drop in tourism in Tijuana

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The head of Tijuana’s Tourism and Conventions Committee says the city has seen a 30-percent drop in tourism since last year, and long border waits as well as the city’s ...
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Craig Boagey's Nests of Internet References Thread the Line Between Desire and Horror

Boagey's paintings are not merely "meme" paintings which copy their source and its message. They're something far weirder.

How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation’s poor

Illicit commerce now mirrors the formal economy in scale and diversity. A recent survey by the National Forum Against Piracy ...
Washington Examiner

Bessent ‘very, very optimistic’ about economy, says US will not enter recession

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assured he is “very, very optimistic” about the economic outlook of 2026 and dismissed concerns of an impending recession. Bessent appeared on NBC News’s Meet the ...
The Hill

The next recession is coming — and this time, you’re the collateral

It’s not a matter of if the next recession comes, but when. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently warned that “sections of the economy” are already showing signs of strain — and that if the ...
Fast Company

Are we in a K-shaped economy? Delayed employment numbers could reveal recession odds

The gap between the richest and poorest Americans is widening in what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has called a “bifurcated economy,” as the cost of living skyrockets from housing to food ...
AgWeb

Is the Ag Economy in a Recession? Why Economists and Farmers Don’t Agree

53% of ag economists surveyed in the July Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor say the row crop side of agriculture is current in a recession. Fewer agricultural economists think the row crop side of ...
Reuters

No recession risk for US economy as a whole after $11 billion shutdown hit, Bessent says

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said the 43-day government shutdown caused an $11 billion permanent hit to the U.S. economy, but he was optimistic about ...
AgWeb

Survey High: 91% of Ag Economists Say Crop Sector in Recession, Losses Likely Through 2026

The financial squeeze gripping row crop agriculture is only growing more severe, according to the latest Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor. As of September, 91% think the U.S. crops sector is in a ...

New Fed projections to reset economic outlook after volatile year

Federal Reserve officials will issue new economic projections, after a year that saw a hoped-for "soft landing" from ...
MarketWatch

This recipe for a growing U.S. economy shows little sign of recession

When the U.S. economy shows sign of deep stress, one of the first things Americans strike from their budgets are takeout dinners and going out to restaurants. It’s one of the best early warning signs ...
New York Post

Treasury Secretary Bessent says there won’t be a US recession in 2026: ‘Very, very optimistic’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is not at risk of a recession in 2026 – adding that he’s “very, very optimistic” about the impact from President Trump’s tariffs and trade deals. When ...