Causes of pericardial effusion can include: 1  Inflammation of the pericardium following heart surgery or a heart attack. 2  Autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. 3  Spread of cancer (metastasis), particularly lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or Hodgkin's disease.
Contact l Sitemap. Roads and bridges built by U.S. taxpayers are starting to be sold off, and so far foreign-owned companies are doing the buying. On a single day in June, an Australian-Spanish partnership paid $3.8 billion to lease the Indiana Toll Road.
Other large foreign holders of U.S. debt include Japan, which owns $912 billion; the United Kingdom, which owns $347 billion; Brazil, which holds $211 billion; Taiwan, which holds $153 billion; and Hong Kong, which owns $122 billion. [ Debt Ceiling History ] Some Republicans have expressed concern over the amount of U.S. debt owned by China.