Deena Zaidi

Data & financial journalist covering global economics and policy

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List: U.S. Government Shutdowns Since 1976

List: U.S. Government Shutdowns Since 1976

Posted on Author Deena ZaidiPosted in Graphs, Inflation, World Economy, World economy

Here’s a list of All U.S. Government Shutdowns and Their Duration Since 1976

An explainer on U.S. Federal spending- in 5 quick charts

An explainer on U.S. Federal spending- in 5 quick charts

Posted on Author Deena ZaidiPosted in Politics & Policy, United States of America, World Economy

A visual explainer on the federal spending and deficit- in five graphs

Too Big to Fail or Too Small to Succeed!

Too Big to Fail or Too Small to Succeed!

Posted on Author deenazaidiPosted in Banking ScandalsLeave a Reply

‘Too Big to fail’ is a clear concept asserting that certain financial concerns are too large and well connected to fall apart and incases when this occurs the government should step in to bail them out.But does it hold true in all cases?A small write up on how this issue is big and ways to get it right.