While it’s appropriate to blame President Trump for fiscal difficulties, his shenanigans have simply exacerbated a longstanding “structural deficit” that’s historically plagued the state's general ...

Around 7.9 million student loan borrowers entered delinquency in the first three quarters of 2025 alone, according to a new ...

Financial stress among consumers will soon be at an all-time high, according to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling’s Q1 2026 Financial Stress Forecast. That’s due to high levels of consumer ...

Despite talk about DOGE, spending cuts, and the chatter about tariff revenue plugging the budget hole, the national debt keeps getting bigger and bigger.

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The report indicates a divergence in financial well-being as debt and delinquencies rise for some but not others.

Earlier on Jan. 26, the hands of the Doomsday Clock were set closer to midnight than they've ever been in its history. Citing a worldwide "failure of leadership," the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier on Jan. 26, the hands of the Doomsday Clock were set closer to midnight than they've ever been in its history. Citing a ...

At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock ...

The US government is borrowing more than ever before. New figures show that the total national debt continues to rise and has now reached astronomical proportions. Investors and policymakers are ...

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...