Business meets turmoil with inaction, austerity

Washington, Wall Street, IMF/WB, Britain all profit off more of the same

Welcome to another edition of Contention! Get ready for just about eight minutes of fiscally consolidated dissident business news. This week we cover:

1. U.S. leaders answer econ turmoil with inaction

2. Wall Street banks profit despite “long grind”

3. IMF/World Bank “war” plan: more austerity 

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