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The Treasury Department is taking the first steps to keep the government from exceeding the $22 trillion debt limit which goes back into effect on Saturday, setting off what will likely be months of battle in Congress on finding ways to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt.

Tesla Inc. will retire $920 million worth of convertible notes in cash when they come due on Friday, using up about one quarter of the cash available for capital spending and future debt payments.

The U.S. central bank is close to announcing the reduction of bonds it’s holding on its $4 trillion balance sheet.

Technology and energy companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher in early trading Friday, erasing some of the market's losses from a day earlier, as investors weighed a mixed batch of corporate earnings reports.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Global leadership toward democracy is needed in Venezuela, said Hans Humes.

The loss represents one of Deutsche Bank’s largest ever from a single wager.

U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Wednesday, extending modest gains from a day earlier, as investors reviewed the latest batch of company earnings reports.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Stocks edged between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as U.S. markets reopened following the Presidents Day holiday and as investors sized up the latest company earnings reports.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Plans to extend key trade talks between the U.S. and China drove stocks broadly higher in early trading.

New figures showing that last month's holiday sales were far worse than previously expected helped drive stocks lower on Wall Street early Thursday, threatening to end a four-day winning streak for the S&P 500 index.

___ Q&A: Should anyone worry about a $22 trillion national debt?

The government surpassed a dubious milestone this week: Its debt topped $22 trillion — that's trillion, with a "t'' — for the first time.

The national debt has passed a new milestone, topping $22 trillion for the first time.