N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🚀🤔 'Gas Town' is apparently the new Robin Hood, 'borrowing' bits of your LLM credits to improve its own #AI #clubhouse. But hey, don't worry! It's all in the name of #progress, right? 💸🔍
https://github.com/gastownhall/gastown/issues/3649 #GasTown #RobinHood #Borrowing #HackerNews #ngated
Does Gas Town 'steal' usage from users' LLM credits & paid services to improve itself? · Issue #3649 · gastownhall/gastown

gastown-release.formula.toml and beads-release.formula.toml causes local Gas Town installation to review open Issues on github.com/steveyegge/gastown/actions, burning through usage on subscribed LL...

GitHub
CBC HealthApr 9
How financially healthy is your hospital? Eastern Ontario data reveals a grim picture
A CBC News analysis of hospital financial statements reveals many of eastern Ontario's hospitals have been struggling with their bottom line over the past three years, with about half operating in the red and some borrowing millions from banks. Despite a recent fundin...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/how-financially-healthy-is-your-hospital-eastern-ontario-data-reveals-a-grim-picture-9.7151207?cmp=rss
CBC CanadaApr 7
How financially healthy is your hospital? Eastern Ontario data reveals a grim picture
A CBC News analysis of hospital financial statements reveals many of eastern Ontario's hospitals have been struggling with their bottom line over the past three years, with about half operating in the red and some borrowing millions from banks. Despite a recent fundin...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/how-financially-healthy-is-your-hospital-eastern-ontario-data-reveals-a-grim-picture-9.7151207?cmp=rss
CBC OttawaApr 7
How financially healthy is your hospital? Eastern Ontario data reveals a grim picture
A CBC News analysis of hospital financial statements reveals many of eastern Ontario's hospitals have been struggling with their bottom line over the past three years, with about half operating in the red and some borrowing millions from banks. Despite a recent fundin...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/how-financially-healthy-is-your-hospital-eastern-ontario-data-reveals-a-grim-picture-9.7151207?cmp=rss
Richard Michael BlaberApr 2
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/iran-war-expenses-cuts-america-power-dollarization; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/inflationary-shock-pay-the-price-uk-energy-crisis-us-iran-war. "The upshot for #Americans is that this country will be less powerful globally. The ability to apply #financial #sanctions only works if you control the levers of international #finance... Our #borrowing #costs will also go up as #demand for the #dollar diminishes - which means higher #prices... In the longer term it may also mean #austerity - if we can’t borrow to finance #spending... we’ll have to cut expenses to balance #budgets."
The US-Israel war on Iran is accelerating de-dollarization and America’s decline

De-dollarization promises to reorder the world, reducing American power globally

The Guardian
Osna.FMMar 31
In 2025, Germany's national debt rose by €144 billion to reach €2.84 trillion, the Bundesbank said on Tuesday.- The federal government's debt, including its ext... https://news.osna.fm/?p=40288 | #news #borrowing #climbs #debt #german
German Debt Ratio Climbs to 63.5% as Borrowing Tops €2.84 Trillion, Rising by €144 Billion in 2025 - Osna.FM

Germany's debt ratio rises to 63.5%, with state debt up €144bn to €2.84trn in 2025 - explore the fiscal challenges now.

Osna.FM
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Feb 26
Bloomberg: Total #global #debt stands at $348 trillion, incl public and corporate #borrowing, at the end of 2025, according to the #InstituteofInternationalFinance, a fresh all-time high. The increase of $29 trillion was the fastest since the pandemic as #governments ramped up borrowing.
Yonhap Infomax NewsFeb 2
US Treasury expects to borrow $109 billion in the second quarter, signaling ongoing fiscal needs and market focus on government debt issuance.
#YonhapInfomax #USTreasury #Borrowing #SecondQuarter #109Billion #GovernmentDebtIssuance #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=103425
US Treasury Projects $109 Billion in Borrowing for Second Quarter

US Treasury expects to borrow $109 billion in the second quarter, signaling ongoing fiscal needs and market focus on government debt issuance.

Yonhap Infomax
Show threadNonilexJan 31

Goodwin & other investors stress that the sell America trade is more about hedging existing #US exposure, diversifying into other assets & deciding where to #invest new #money, rather than an attempt to leave the country entirely.

But over the past month, that #trading has fueled the sliding value of the #dollar, stalled the #StockMarket’s rise, increased government #borrowing #costs & sent the prices for precious metals like #gold soaring.

#economy #instability #Trump #SellAmerica

NonilexJan 31

The #Trump Golden Age /s

#SellAmerica Is the New #Trade on #WallStreet

#Investors are increasingly souring on the #UnitedStates, as illustrated by the declining #dollar, the stalled #StockMarket & rising #government #borrowing #costs.

#economy #instability
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/business/sell-america-dollar-financial-markets.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Sell America Is the New Trade on Wall Street

Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs.

The New York Times