Hard Numbers

627 million: Brexit has cost the United Kingdom an estimated $627 million in lost economic output per week since the 2016 referendum, according to Goldman Sachs.

9: Only 9 percent of Ukrainians say they have confidence in their government, compared to 91 percent who see it as corrupt, according to Gallup. Why? Well, for starters, nearly four in 10 adults report not having enough money for food or shelter.

94: A new report from the UN estimates that 94 percent of Venezuelans live in poverty today. Once South America's wealthiest country, Venezuela is experiencing one of the worst economic collapses ever recorded.

40: Just over a week after the release of the preliminary findings of the Mueller report, 40 percent of Americans believe it hasn't cleared the president of wrongdoing, while 29 percent believe it has.

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