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America’s current twin deficits – budget and trade deficits – mean that Uncle Sam is dependent upon the kindness of strangers (foreign governments) to fund its gargantuan spending needs.

The U.S. national debt is fast approaching a record level when compared to the size of America's economy after the Trump and Biden administrations added to the debt.

The Congressional Budget Office projected that the federal deficit is expected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year in a newly released update to 10-year budget estimates.

A new survey found that a strikingly high percentage of recent job seekers admit to either lying or cheating in some way during the hiring process. An expert weighs in on the trend.

The rising national debt is projected to slow American households' income growth, with higher levels of debt shaving off about one-third of those gains, a new report finds.

New York, Georgia and California are among states with the most student loan debt. Maryland tops the charts with the most debt among borrowers per capita.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday warned again that the U.S. government must address its runaway spending before the situation results in a crisis.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that a powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth is putting Starlink satellites under tremendous strain. The storm is the most powerful since 2003.

Hasbro Senior Vice President of Board Games Brian Baker details the industry-wide renaissance and shares how the iconic toy maker is staying competitive.

A 14-carat timepiece belonging to John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest passenger aboard the ill-fated Titanic, sold for nearly $1.5 million at auction.

New data from the New York Federal Reserve found that the reservation wage, which is the lowest wage acceptable for a worker to change jobs, hit a record high in February.

Federal spending on servicing the national debt has eclipsed military spending in fiscal year 2024, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office.