Finance ministers and central bankers, gathering in Washington for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund , face a global trading system in disarray, uncertainty over the dollar’s ...

The United States has crossed a line where its borrowing is no longer an abstract concern but a daily drag on opportunity. With the national tab now measured in tens of trillions of dollars, the cost ...

The economist warned that the mounting debt, interest payments could push the U.S. into depression.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Accruing mountains of debt is a common problem among Americans. Data reveals the typical American ...

Even a federal shutdown can’t keep the national debt from continuing to spiral out of control. The nation’s debt now tops $38 trillion. It’s an unfathomable amount of money, so consider this: Every ...

Americans' debt loads are at record highs, resurfacing a decadeslong debate on how to prevent companies from maximizing ...

In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horns when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proof that the average worker is thriving. But under the Biden ...

With household debt on the rise, middle-class Americans are focusing on paying down mortgage, credit card and student loan debt — often at the expense of saving for retirement or creating an emergency ...

America has a debt problem, and it appears to be getting worse. According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the total debt burden for American households reached a record ...

Mr. Ngarmboonanant is a managing director at J.P. Morgan and was a deputy chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Many Americans have heard that they should worry about the staggering size ...

Accruing mountains of debt is a common problem among Americans. Data reveals the typical American household carries over $103,000 in debt, including mortgages, credit cards (we're looking at you, ...