At a time when America is already battling a quiet, crippling credit crisis, recent data indicates there are still paramount struggles in the way of fiscal freedom. In honor of Financial Literacy ...

If current fiscal trends continue, the United States could face a reckoning far sooner than many policymakers admit. Some economists warn that within five years, when the federal debt may approach $50 ...

The U.S. debt has reached $37 trillion. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with billionaire and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio about the ramifications of the debt crisis.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio issued a dire warning on June 4 about the U.S. economy, stating that it is on the verge of suffering an "economic heart attack" due to unsustainable national debt. In a ...

There is no collapse. No Lehman Brothers moment. Instead it’s a slow burn, a financial treadmill that many are never able to get off. Across the country, households are juggling a web of obligations: ...

The U.S. national debt is rapidly approaching $37 trillion with no signs of slowing down as President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is projected to raise budget deficits by $2.4 trillion over a ...

Public debt of the U.S. from Aug 2013 to Aug 2025 (U.S. Department of the Treasury) “ A debt spiral is like a death spiral” claims Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and it will require “a miracle” for America to ...