Campaigners for minority party Equo hold election rally on steps of Bank of Spain in Madrid. Despite likelihood of a right-wing government winning this weekend's elections bond markets drove Spanish 10-year bond yields to record highs today. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
Not only has the world's highest-valued technology company surpassed the fiscal strength of the world's most powerful nation, but Apple is now the second-largest company on the planet, after Exxon Mobil.
The 14th amendment option to address the debt ceiling standoff in Congress has been discussed for a while, and as the Aug. 2 deadline looms ever closer, the discussion is growing louder.
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