America

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Current-account deficits played a part in the crises that swept Latin America in the early 1980s, east and southeast Asia in the late 1990s, the U.S. in 2007-09 and the eurozone from 2009 on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

To an alien visitor, it might not be immediately obvious what the annual parade has to do with America or its founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

During El Nino, trade winds weaken and atmospheric patterns shift across the tropical Pacific, allowing warm waters around Indonesia to spread eastward toward South America.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They may call the game soccer in America, but this is definitely American Football economics.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But if they can bring this big rock to America, they can bring me to America with it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman