It wasn’t that long ago that candidates vying for the White House tried to win voters over with their plans to reduce the budget deficit, or, better yet, leave the country with no deficit at all. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. A debate over US trade deficits has been raging online, ...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned in a new interview that the U.S. government's rising debt and budget deficits are a problem that will eventually cause bond market issues, and offered his ...

For investors who listened to Dalio’s predictions of a coming “depression” a decade ago, they missed participating in one of the most significant bull markets in U.S. history. Not all debt is created ...

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California's state budget is in a precarious position heading into the next fiscal year - due in part to an AI boom - according to a report released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's ...

An aerial view of the California state Capitol on August 19, 2025 in Sacramento,. The Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, that projects another budget deficit in ...