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Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoJust how does this debt limit standoff end? McCarthy and other GOP lawmakers want a deal that...
U.S. still risks breaching debt limit on June 1, Treasury Secretary warns in new letter
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it is "highly likely" the U.S. will hit the debt ceiling as...
A debt ceiling showdown in Congress could send US economy into tailspin
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrats are under pressure to raise the federal debt limit before a likely loss of control in...
Yellen warns of U.S. default risk by early June, urges debt limit hike
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday the United States will...
What Happens If the U.S. Defaults on Its Debt?
SmartAsset via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoThe debt ceiling is a limit that Congress imposes on how much debt the federal government can carry at any given time. When the ceiling is reached, the...
Rating agencies expect U.S. debt ceiling agreement despite gridlock risks
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoNEW YORK (Reuters) -Rating agencies Moody's and Fitch expect the U.S. Congress will likely reach an...
Democratic veterans from 2 decades of budget wars say the national debt isn’t worth holding the U.S....
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoIn 1989, New York real estate developer Seymour Durst commissioned Manhattan’s now-famous National...
Fitch downgrades U.S. credit rating from top score after debt ceiling crisis
NBC Universal via AOL· 10 months agoFitch downgraded its credit rating for the U.S. government, from AAA to AA+, two months after the...
Fitch downgrades US credit rating over rising debt, repeated standoffs
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFitch Ratings downgraded the credit rating of the U.S. on Tuesday, saying the country’s growing debt...
Debt ceiling worries deepen as early June U.S. default reinforced
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe Washington standoff over raising the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit is adding...