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U.S. debt crosses $40 trillion threshold

Global U.S. creditors may already be growing wary of the U.S. government’s debt levels and the perceived lack of a push to address it.

NBC News - Top Stories - 22 minutes ago

National debt hits $40 trillion and Prince Harry and Meghan to move to U.K.: Morning Rundown

Plus, Hayden Panettiere’s death reignites discussion over the treatment of child stars in Hollywood.

NBC News - US News - 1 hour ago

Bond yields edge higher as traders digest Treasury debt buyback plan

Bond yields edged higher after pulling back sharply during Wednesday's session.

CNBC - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time

Washington, United States: The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday. The new re...

Peninsula Qatar - World - 3 hours ago

Oil rises as markets rebound on US Treasury debt buyback plan

Global shares rebounded and bond yields eased after Washington's debt buyback announcement, while oil held near multi-week highs amid the deadlocked US-Iran standoff

Euronews - Business - 4 hours ago

Trump vow to control spending undone as US national debt hits a record $40 trillion

Borrowing rises at a historic pace despite Trump pledge to control spending

Irish Times - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

The U.S. National Debt Soars To $40 TRILLION

The milestone highlights the impact of defense costs, social programs and interest on the deficit.

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Australia's Debt Hits $1 Trillion Mark for the First Time

The national debt briefly crossed this major milestone after the sale of bonds during the week.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

CNBC Daily Open: Treasury attempts to rein in bond yields as U.S. debt swells past $40 trillion

On Wednesday, the Treasury Department's decision to double its purchases of longer-dated bonds sent yields lower and gave stocks some breathing room.

CNBC - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

US national debt passes record $40 trillion

The amount has doubled in the last decade, from Trump's first term through the Biden administration.

Aljazeera - US News - 11 hours ago

U.S. debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

Global U.S. creditors may already be growing wary of the U.S. government’s debt levels and the perceived lack of a push to address it.

NBC News - Politics - 11 hours ago

US national debt exceeds US$40 trillion for first time

WASHINGTON: The US gross national debt has surged past US$40 trillion for the first time, government data showed on Wednesday (Aug 19), outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.The uptick in borrowing comes as longer-term US obligations linked to

Channel NewsAsia - World - 12 hours ago

The U.S. national debt now stands at $40 trillion

WASHINGTON — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning d

The Columbian - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

US debt crosses $40T after doubling under Trump, Biden — sparking new warnings of fiscal crisis

Budget watch dogs warn that a full-blown debt crisis could erupt unless lawmakers confront an unsustainable fiscal outlook and raise taxes, cut spending or both.

New York Post - Business - 12 hours ago

US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade

It comes after the interest rate on 30-year bonds reached the highest level in almost 20 years.

BBC News - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

US national debt tops $40T for 1st time, doubles in under decade

The U.S. national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, more than doubling in less than a decade as Washington's mounting fiscal...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

U.S. debt balloons to more than $40-trillion after doubling under Trump, Biden

Fiscal crisis brews as costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts

The Globe and Mail - Business - 14 hours ago

National Debt Reaches $40 Trillion Milestone

The national debt could cross the $50 trillion mark by 2030.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

National debt tops $40 trillion after doubling in under 10 years -- Federal debt has mounted amid tax cuts and trillions in pandemic spending, adding to the nation's interest payments.

Federal debt has mounted amid tax cuts and trillions in pandemic spending, adding to the nation's interest payments.

CBS News - US News - 16 hours ago

'Meta needed kids': Tech giant on trial in trillion-dollar lawsuit over social media addiction

Meta rejected accusations by US states that it intentionally sought to addict children platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 1 day ago

Zuckerbeg's Meta in $1.4 trillion addiction showdown: Why is the giant in court again?

Meta is being sued for up to $1.4 trillion, with four US states accusing the company of hooking children on Facebook and Instagram and knowingly harming their mental health

Russia Today - US News - 1 day ago

Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Threat As Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Begins

Meta will face attorneys general representing 29 states in a case accusing it of deliberately designing addictive features to keep young users engaged while misleading the public about potential mental health risks.

International Business Times - Technology - 2 days ago

Morrisons debts rise despite cutting almost 5,000 jobs last year

The retailer is in the process of a major turnaround programme under boss Rami Baitieh to reverse its fortunes after losing market share to rivals

Independent UK - Business - 2 days ago

Iran claims 'trillion-dollar damage' as Gulf oil spills spread - Oil residues from a struck bulk carrier reached Iran's Qeshm Island and its protected mangrove forests, while a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker grounded off Oman has leaked a slick that has grown to more than 2,000 square kilometres, fouling 40 kilometres of Omani coastline. 14/08/2026

Oil residues from a struck bulk carrier reached Iran's Qeshm Island and its protected mangrove forests, while a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker grounded off Oman has leaked a slick that has grown to more than 2,000 square kilometres, fouling 40 kilometres of Omani coastline.

Euronews - World - 4 days ago

US borrowing costs jump as investors fret about inflation and debt

Interest rate attached to 30-year US government bonds jumped to highest level since 2001

Irish Times - Business - 5 days ago

CUSMA breakdown could mean hundreds of thousands of jobs, a trillion dollars lost: report -- Abby Hughes

A new report from the Canadian American Business Council found that a failure to renegotiate a North American trade deal would have widespread impacts on the Canadian economy, including the loss of 102,000 Canadian jobs and 214,000 American ones. On the flip side, a successful renegotiation would add jobs and boost GDP.

CBC News - Business - 7 days ago

Want To Stop the Rise of Socialism? Then Fix Trillionaire Capitalism | Opinion

Extreme inequality has turned the mega-rich into public enemies. We have to face the threat that poses to us and our prosperity.

Newsweek - Opinion - 8 days ago

Telus cuts dividend in half to deploy more cash for debt repayment, shares dive

Lowering the payout was widely expected - but not by this much. Guidance disappoints as well

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 19 days ago

Elon Musk's trillionaire status slips as SpaceX shares swing

He is now worth an estimated 962 billion dollars (£731.4 billion), as of the end of the day on Tuesday, Forbes said.

Evening Standard - Technology - 1 month ago

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire after SpaceX mega float

His fortune has been boosted by the sky-high valuation of his rocket and artificial intelligence firm SpaceX on its stock market debut.

Evening Standard - Technology - 2 months ago

SpaceX's IPO Is Set To Be The Biggest Ever And Could Make Elon Musk A Trillionaire

The offering would give the unprofitable company a market value of $1.77 trillion.

Huffington Post - Business - 2 months ago

The debt trap: Student loan crisis explained

Millions of students are facing a debt of more than £50,000 -- with some left owing more than £100,000 - after studying at universities across England. And for those unable to keep up with the interest, the debt keeps climbing.

Sky News - Top Stories - 4 months ago

Jamie Dimon's $4 Trillion Machine

He made JPMorgan Chase the biggest bank in the world. What is it, exactly?

New York Magazine - Business - 2 years ago