Read these quick articles to get the current heartbeat of the financial world

Money: Uh-Oh, We’re Racking Up Credit Card Debt Like It’s 2007 Again

Blomberg: Factory Output in US Declines More than Forecast in August

Fortune: Most Americans Think the Country’s Economic Issues are Washington’s Fault

USA Today: Not Fast or Furious: Riding in Ford’s Self-Driving Car

PBS NewsHour: Last Year’s COLA Headache is Likely to Return this Fall

USA Today: Should Social Security’s Minimum Benefit Go Up?

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