BBusiness Read More The explosion of U.S. debt is wiping out the ‘safety premium’ of Treasury bonds, IMF warnsApril 20, 2026 Soaring U.S. debt is causing Treasury bonds to lose their risk advantage over other securities, making it more…
EEconomy Read More IMF says America’s $39T national debt is actually a global problem — and AI may be the only rescueApril 16, 2026 America’s $39 trillion national debt has become a familiar political football—batted around in budget negotiations, invoked at congressional…
EEconomy Read More Michael Peterson: ‘We owe it to the next generation’ to fix national debtApril 10, 2026 The Congressional Budget Office’s latest monthly budget says the U.S. government operated at a deficit of $1.17 trillion…
EEconomy Read More Why less U.S. borrowing from foreign countries creates higher pricesApril 9, 2026 The only way the U.S. can spend the way it spends — which is to say, more than…
BBusiness Read More The U.S. had a national debt ‘home run’ in its grasp, says Jamie Dimon. But the government did nothing, and now its best option is crisis managementApril 8, 2026 The U.S. national debt stands at more than $39 trillion, with interest paid on the debt now amounting…
EEconomy Read More Jamie Dimon: US had home run on national debt, next best option is crisis managementApril 8, 2026 What this borrowing (and its related interest payments) will ultimately mean for the economy remains to be seen:…
EEconomy Read More Massive debts make the U.S. one of the world’s most vulnerable countries in the energy crisisApril 6, 2026 The world has never faced a crisis while loaded with so much debt, making the U.S. especially vulnerable…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Elon Musk says the US could be ‘toast’ if AI doesn’t fix America’s $39T nightmare — how to protect your moneyMarch 31, 2026 Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Tesla CEO…
EEconomy Read More Jerome Powell says $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but it ‘will not end well’March 31, 2026 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered a sobering assessment of America’s fiscal health on Monday, telling a Harvard…
EEconomy Read More ‘Living on borrowed time’: National debt’s at $39 trillion, a top diplomat warns of a crisis aheadMarch 20, 2026 The United States national debt crossed $39 trillion for the first time this week, arriving at the grim…
PPersonal finance Read More Social Security has 6 years left. The fix that sounds cruelest may be the smartestMarch 20, 2026 Social Security is six years from insolvency. That’s not a projection buried in an actuarial footnote—it’s the opening…
BBusiness Read More US national debt surges past $39 trillionMarch 19, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just…