See How Nations' Debt Stacks Up To Their Famous Buildings [GRAPHIC]
Greece's huge amounts of sovereign debt put the Eurozone's economy in jeopardy and had consequences for the global economy. But, Greece isn't alone...
Greece's huge amounts of sovereign debt put the Eurozone's economy in jeopardy and had consequences for the global economy. But, Greece isn't alone...
Reuters | Posted 02.13.2012 | Business
Washington, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Jacob Lew, defended his boss on Sunday for failing to cut the U.S. budget de...
Dr. H. Woody Brock | Posted 02.10.2012 | Politics
Pessimism is ubiquitous throughout the western world as the pressing issues of massive debt, high unemployment and anemic economic growth divide the p...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.10.2012 | Business
The biggest city in Alabama is putting its payday lenders on notice. Bankers and community leaders in Birmingham, Alabama met Thursday to discuss d...
AP | Posted 02.10.2012 | Business
NEW YORK -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its creditors are suing several units of Citigroup Inc. to recover $2.5 billion the failed investment ba...
Pamela Yellen | Posted 02.08.2012 | Style
How compatible are you and your partner when it comes to money and finances? Many couples have different values where money is concerned and neglect to take the time to hash out issues that can potentially ruin their relationship.
J.D. Roth | Posted 02.08.2012 | Business
Money can't buy happiness, it can't buy love, and it can't buy freedom either. But money does make obtaining these goals much, much easier.
Ellen Cannon | Posted 02.07.2012 | Business
Balance transfer deals became scarce following the financial crisis of 2008 as credit card issuers pulled back on their offers. In 2011, though, this started to change, and many new balance transfer offers are anticipated this year.
Dean Baker | Posted 02.06.2012 | Business
If the deficit hawks really cared about our children's well being, they would be talking not just about deficits, but all the issues that affect the health of the economy and society that we will pass on to future generations.
Ash Cash | Posted 02.06.2012 | Black Voices
High debt can stop you from getting loans, renting or buying a home, purchasing a car or even getting a job. Credit can be a gift or a curse! Making some small sacrifices early can give you peace of mind and put you on the right road to financial freedom. Here are some tips.
Dylan Ratigan | Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics
Like banks and oil companies, those who run our universities push the hidden risk they incur to taxpayers. It's not as obvious as what we saw with subprime home loans, but it is potentially as destructive.
Fred Bauer | Posted 02.02.2012 | Politics
The assumptions made here by the Congressional Budget Office suggest a radically different federal government than we're used to, one that taxes more and one that spends more on various mandatory domestic programs and less on defense and discretionary programs.
HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.02.2012 | Business
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Thursday that rising health care costs must be curbed if the U.S. government is to reduce the federal deb...
Posted 02.02.2012 | Impact
At 16, Katie Murphy of Northbrook Ill., decided to take the federal budget deficit into her own hands, citing the problem as one her generation will h...
Reuters | Posted 02.02.2012 | Business
(Adds details) By Suzanne Barlyn Feb 1 - Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch unit must pay nearly $1.4 million in dama...
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 01.31.2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still ve...
Brian Hamilton | Posted 01.26.2012 | Business
Are the best years of the United States behind us? I don't think so, but the national debt will remain the biggest threat to this glacier of an economy.
Posted 01.25.2012 | Women
Kevin Yu | The Daily Muse If you've recently found yourself buried in debt, you're probably hoping to shut your eyes and make it all disappear. And...
Nicholas Carroll | Posted 01.25.2012 | Business
The 99 Percenters also have power. We have the power to dictate masses of smaller individual deals, on underwater homes and usurious interest. We can simply reduce the interest to 0% and the principal to $0.00 -- by not sending the big bank any more money.
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.24.2012 | Business
When it's time to pay for small, everyday items, cash is still king. More than three-quarters, or 79 percent, of consumers said they made a cash p...
24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 01.22.2012 | Business
From 24/7 Wall St.: Americans cut down their credit card debt by 11 percent last year, compared to 2010, according to a new report by Credit Karma. 24...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.20.2012 | Business
After being rebuffed in its efforts to charge $5 per month for debit card use, Bank of America is gambling on the optimism of American consumers and g...
Don McNay | Posted 01.18.2012 | Business
I went over a decade without a credit card. I've proven you can live without them. Now I am saying that some people, especially small business owners, might want to think about getting a card and using it wisely. Why the change?
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 01.18.2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday kicked off another session with a protest vote against raising the government's borrowing cap...
AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 01.18.2012 | Politics
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ron Paul is stepping off the presidential campaign trail to vote against raising the federal debt ceiling. The Texas congressm...
The Huffington Post | Posted 02.13.2012 | Business