Talking Points: World, Savings, Homes The world’s middle class now totals 3.7 billion people, or 48% of the world’s population. The Brookings Institution, July 11,
Student Loans, Gas, Strikes Black unemployment is down to 5.9%, while white unemployment is at 3.5%- the smallest gap between the two rates ever recorded.
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