Investors Are Getting Nervous, And Topsy-Turvy Rates Are Proof
"In a worrisome sign for the economy, the interest rate on short-term U.S. Treasury securities actually rose above that of longer-term instruments. The unusual phenomenon is known as an inversion of the yield curve, something that hasn't occurred since 2007. It often signals a slowing of growth and perhaps even a recession, economists believe. Uncertainty about the economy spilled over into the stock market on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 600 points, or about 2.3 percent, in afternoon trading."
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VOA Vows Independence As Trump Calls For ‘Worldwide Network’
"President Franklin Roosevelt created the VOA during World War II to broadcast behind enemy lines what its current director, Amanda Bennett, said was "truthful news about the war, in contrast with Nazi propaganda." She said that, over the years, the mission hasn't really changed that much. "Our job is to do two things," she said."One is to tell America's story objectively to places that can't see it otherwise, and the other one is to bring objective news and information to places that have no other access to it. So we say that in a large part of the world we are the free press."