The nation’s debt now tops $38 trillion. It’s an unfathomable amount of money, so consider this: Every citizen’s share of that debt is more than $110,000. If you look only at taxpayers, the amount is ...

America has a debt problem, and it appears to be getting worse. According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

The government could "tolerate stronger growth and higher inflation, allowing real interest rates to fall and the debt burden ...

While headlines focus on inflation, market instability, and job growth, another crisis has been quietly unfolding: student loan debt. As of April 2025, roughly 5.8 million federal student loan ...

For investors who listened to Dalio’s predictions of a coming “depression” a decade ago, they missed participating in one of the most significant bull markets in U.S. history. Not all debt is created ...

The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains ...

Weakness among lower-income Americans could spread and "contaminate" other parts of the US economy, El-Erian warned.

As Washington stumbles through yet another government shutdown, we’re hearing the usual chorus of panic: Headlines warn of catastrophe and politicians point fingers. But in reality, shutdowns are just ...

Could the wealth of America’s richest billionaires erase student debt? See how their net worth compares to the nation’s massive loan burden.

Even a federal shutdown can’t keep the national debt from continuing to spiral out of control. The nation’s debt now tops $38 trillion. It’s an unfathomable amount of money, so consider this: Every ...