In 2016, Trump pledged to erase the federal debt. It just hit $40tn | Steven Greenhouse
Dear reader, I recognize that your eyes might glaze over at any mention of the nation’s $40tn federal debt. But your reaction to...
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OnlyFans and AI training: why gen Z doesn’t care where our money comes from | Alice Lassman
With traditional goals such as stability and homeownership feeling out of reach, young people are focused on the present By now,...
Meet the gen Zers finding job opportunities teaching English abroad
A year ago, Arianna Marie, 25, was struggling to control the students in her Florida elementary school classroom. She was living...
‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess
History remembers Gen Dwight Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe during the second world war, for...
We surveyed 6,000 Americans. Here is the winning message for Democrats | Dustin Guastella
It’s about ‘kitchen-table populism’: focusing on Americans’ day-to-day economic struggles This year’s Democratic primaries look...
This is the question Democrats should ask voters in order to win this November
The midterm elections are already upon us, and every Democrat and Independent running against a Republican should ask voters the...
The treasury bond mess: is this the demise of the US as a safe haven?
The bond market is driving the Trump administration crazy. Last week, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced that the government would...
People in the US: how much do you spend on food per month?
Food is expensive and getting more so. A July Harris poll found that more than half of Americans struggle to afford groceries. In the UK, food prices...
‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spending
You could pin the US’s staggering $40tn in government debt to Donald Trump’s Keystone Cops-style governance. Tariffs he sold as a new source of...
US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears
The US treasury is doubling its buyback of government debt in an effort to balance out the bond market and counterbalance investor concern over high...
Why are progressives winning across the United States? It’s not complicated | Bernie Sanders
The media pundits have written article after article desperately trying to understand why progressive candidates, despite being heavily outspent,...
US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran
US gas prices this month are so far the highest ever recorded for August as peace talks between the US and Iran have stalled and Donald Trump...
Interest rate dilemma for central banks as inflation rises but growth slows
Inflation rates have been falling across the industrialised world, but fears that the Middle East war will raise oil prices means central banks are...
US credit card debt climbs to $1.26tn, nearing last year’s record high
Credit card debt in the United States is growing close to a record high, having creeped up from $54bn to $1.26tn between April and June compared with...
Inflation in US cooled slightly to 3.4% in July, according to latest data
US consumer prices cooled slightly in July as the annualized inflation rate dipped down to 3.4%, though prices still remain higher than levels seen...
Trump renews bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook despite supreme court ruling
Donald Trump is attempting once again to oust the US Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, despite a recent US...
US airfares expected to stay high even if Iran ceasefire drops oil prices, experts say
Even if a lasting ceasefire between the US and Iran lowers oil prices, travelers hoping to snag cheaper airfare should buckle their seatbelts and...
Democrats accuse Trump of using forced labor as ‘convenient’ justification for tariffs
Donald Trump has been accused of using forced labor as “a pretext” to impose a fresh wave of tariffs on dozens of countries, as critics warned of...
US trade chief defends tariffs as Democrats say Trump ‘in denial’ over price hikes
Donald Trump’s chief trade official denied the president’s sweeping tariffs have increased prices for US families, as lawmakers challenged him over...
Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar
As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to stay cool while saving energy and...
Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’
Of the various dimensions of the affordability crisis weighing on US families, housing probably weighs heaviest. The typical home price has risen...
Crypto and stock stakes: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures
US president raked in more than $1bn from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate – and a total of $2.2bn last year, files reveal Alarm...
Crypto, Bibles and watches: how Trump made over $2bn last year – The Latest
Apple podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Donald Trump cashed in on more than $2bn from crypto and other business ventures last year. As the US races...
Crypto, Bibles and watches: how Trump made over $2bn last year - The Latest
Donald Trump cashed in on more than $2bn from crypto and other business ventures last year. As the US races to become the self?declared ‘crypto...
Trump refuses to renew US-Canada-Mexico trade pact he once championed
Trump and US officials opted to keep USMCA alive on short leash of annual reviews rather than longer term renewal Donald Trump has refused to renew...
US treasury secretary warns oil and gas companies to lower prices: ‘We’re watching’
Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, issued a veiled warning to oil and gas companies to lower their prices on Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump...
‘Crypto v community’: 4,000 local US lenders join forces to fight ‘stablecoins’ law
On a quiet summer morning, above a small mid-western town, an American flag is waving in the breeze. The camera cuts to a father helping his son at...
