There was a pair of protests Monday in Jersey City, New Jersey, including one against Mayor James Solomon's proposed 15.5% tax hike due to a deficit he blames on the past administration.

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US federal debt tops $39T and rising—learn what higher interest rates could mean for stocks, housing, and why short-term ...

Politicians cite GDP and inflation data, but voters judge the economy by grocery prices, gas prices, mortgage rates and ...

The Chicago Bears defeated the Cleveland Browns in their preseason opener. Here are the best and worst performances, per Pro Football Focus.

U.S. debt may hit $50T by 2029; Click to see the key chart, economic impact, and stock market winners/losers by sector.

Signs of potential interest rate hikes remain in focus after the U.S. budget deficit surged to its highest monthly level in ...

The U.S. federal budget deficit for July jumped ‌to $432 billion, a record for the month, as higher outlays and more negative tariff revenues also brought the 2026 fiscal-year-to-date budget gap to $1 ...

Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, ...

One factor is the continuing multibillion-dollar AI investments by Google parent Alphabet, Facebook parent Meta, Microsoft, ...

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in June amid a broad decline in imports, but the improvement was probably insufficient to prevent trade from again subtracting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...