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Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, speaks about the need for fiscal reform, including spending caps and reining in government waste, on ‘The Bottom Line.’
The U.S. national debt crossed another historic milestone on Wednesday as it topped $40 trillion for the first time in history amid persistent federal budget deficits that are causing the debt to soar higher.
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A 63-year-old ski instructor in Colorado claimed Social Security after leaving a year-round resort job in the summer of 2025. That December, he returned to teach for one ski season. The resort later asked him to stay through mud season and run summer trail programs into July.
The total US national debt surpassed $40 trillion this week, after adding $1 trillion in new debt to government balance sheets in just a few months.
The latest data from the US Treasury shows that, as of Aug. 18, the US government’s “Total Public Debt Outstanding” is now at $40.047426 trillion and comes on the heels of new projections that the annual US deficit is projected to reach $2.1 trillion when the government’s fiscal year ends on Sept.
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Bloom’s growth rate skyrocketed to more than 165% in its most recent quarter.
The company has benefited from opportunities related to the build-out of data centers.
The stock is pricey, trading at more than 270 times its earnings.
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The 10-year Treasury sits at 4.72% and the Fed funds upper bound has held at 3.75% for eight straight months, which leaves income seekers hunting for real yield in the back half of 2026. Four monthly-paying ETFs stand out for delivering distribution rates in the low double digits: Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (NASDAQ:KBWD),
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Federal Reserve officials think the central bank will have to lift its key short-term interest rate in the coming months if inflation doesn’t subside, minutes of the Fed’s meeting last month showed.
The minutes of the July 28-29 meeting,
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Many US Federal Reserve policymakers believe that interest rate hikes will be necessary if inflation does not decline, minutes of their July meeting showed on Wednesday,
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