Americans are carrying more debt than ever before. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Q2 2025 Household Debt ...

The national debt jumped $1 trillion in 82 days and is expected to keep climbing. How that could affect you and your financial health.

Rising auto, credit card, and student loan delinquencies signal growing financial strain among U.S. households• Younger and ...

Chicago’s budget has grown by nearly 40% since 2019 with the biggest increased expenditure going toward pensions and debt ...

The Treasury Department will need to refinance nearly one-third of the more than $36 trillion in debt owed by the federal government, which serves as a backdrop to President Donald Trump's repeated ...

The cost of healthcare in the U.S. has always been high, but for many Americans, the issue has gone from frustrating to financially devastating. More than 41% of adults are now carrying some form of ...

Four charts that explain the significance of the tariff case for the economy, the federal budget and consumers.

Elizabeth Guevara is a journalist working to explain the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024 as a breaking news writer covering personal ...

I'm Accenture's global cyber AI reinvention leader and the U.S. spends $1.52 trillion on tech debt, constantly fixing aging or clunky software. Now that's spooky.

Up to £500 million worth of energy debt could soon be written off thanks to a new Debt Relief Scheme proposed by Ofgem, as ...

In February 2025, African leaders gathered to launch the Debt Relief Initiative, calling for help for heavily indebted countries and pushing for fairer borrowing costs for developing nations. It led ...