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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

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Operating revenue decreased 15.9 Sales of Class 8 heavy trucks are on pace for one of the best years in history - around 260,000 units in North America. When the bubble bursts, the resulting debt overhang forces borrowers to repair their balance sheets via reduced spending or default. percent to $182.5 percent to $160.7

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

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Among other things, she handles the structuring and sale of bonds for schools across the state. The Corporate Fund is Chicago’s general operating fund. Chicago’s property tax revenues do not go into its general operating fund. First let''s go over Culpepper''s background. public safety and trash collection).