source:[1] Two months into the new fiscal year and the U.S. government is already spending more than $10 billion a week servicing national debt - Fortune (https://fortune.com/2025/12/04/national-debt- ...)[2] Dollar General Lifts Outlook on Growing Demand - The Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/dollar-ge ...)[3] TRADING DAY Claims muddy Fed outlook - Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-ma ...)