On the latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill Maher took a moment to defend an eyebrow-raising joke from Donald Trump—even while admitting it crossed a line. Friday night’s show featured ...

This week the United States national debt surpassed $39 trillion. With that about 39 cents of every dollar paid in individual income taxes—goes toward interest payments.

The U.S. national debt is nearly $39 trillion. One of the country’s top fiscal economists says the real number is closer to $100 trillion — and that Washington’s own accounting rules are designed to ...

CBO’s dynamic score of OBBBA is similar to that of other forecasters. Through FY 2034, CBO estimates the bill will increase primary deficits by $3.1 trillion and total deficits by $4.2 trillion. Other ...

Nigeria’s pension industry opened 2026 on a strong footing, with total pension assets rising to N28.04 trillion as of January 31, 2026, reflecting sustained ...

More than three dozen commercial real estate industry groups are urging the Senate to reconsider a provision in its housing reform package that they say will decimate build-to-rent construction. The ...

In his address to a joint session of Congress in March 2025, President Donald Trump set a bold goal for the U.S. government.

Beane was the first to address the subject when asked by NBC Sports analyst Mike Florio at the 2026 NFL Combine. He admitted he is doing his “due diligence” ahead of free agency, but suggested he does ...

Credit card debt isn’t going away any time soon. In fact, the latest household debt report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that credit card balances rose by $44 billion in the fourth ...

Every four years, Americans fall in love with a fantasy. A new president will change the federal deficit. Republicans promise growth will outrun the debt. Democrats promise taxes on the rich will fix ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The price of natural gas keeps rising, a trend projected to continue. An overdependence on it won’t help your utility bills.

Standard Chartered still expects the stablecoin market to reach $2 trillion by the end of 2028, which should translate into around $1 trillion in new Treasury bill demand, the bank said in a Monday ...