The United States’ national debt has surged to nearly $36 trillion, making it a cornerstone of the global financial system.

If you feel your credit card bill is bad, you should see the amount of federal debt the United States holds. The rapidly growing deficit seems to indicate between what the government spends, ...

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday and commented that the U.S. debt may be smaller than ...

Fiscal hawks warn that deficits produce higher inflation rates and higher interest rates that harm the poor the most.

The country risks an economic "heart attack" if lawmakers are unable to reel in the national debt, warns one hedge fund ...

It would become his calling card, not backing down. Once Grant was brought East, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee faced the ...

More than 20 states in the U.S. already have their versions of a sovereign wealth fund, Alaska's being the largest.

The national debt is over $36 trillion ... deficits have repeatedly been over or just under $2 trillion. “The United States has built a dangerous mountain of debt quite simply because our ...