The country risks an economic "heart attack" if lawmakers are unable to reel in the national debt, warns one hedge fund ...

In the post, the user shares a graph to show the US’ outstanding debt and said: “The United States has a severe spending problem. Current national debt is now at $36 trillion and growing.

A type of risky debt that has taken US capital markets by storm in the past year is now emerging in bonds designed to unlock hundreds of billions in lending for the world’s poorest.

The cap at the time was $31.4 trillion. In a technical quirk, the US didn’t actually hit the limit on January 2 because the debt level was projected to dip that day due to the scheduled ...

Elon Musk has warned that the US could face bankruptcy if its rising $36 trillion national debt is not addressed. Highlighting annual interest payments surpassing $1 trillion and exceeding defense ...