national debt

Here’s who will pay for Biden’s student loan cancellations

Business
Jessica Roberts

President Biden is trying again to cancel student loan debt for up to 25 million borrowers after the Supreme Court killed his ...

5 common misconceptions about the US’s $33 trillion debt mountain

Business
Jessica Roberts

The national debt balance blew past $33 trillion for the first time this year.AP The US’s $33 trillion debt mountain may not ...

The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget crisis. Germany’s leader vows fixes, but how?

World
David Turner

FRANKFURT, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Tuesday that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget ...

Rising US debt stokes calls in Congress for special fiscal commission

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is facing growing calls to find a way to stem ...