Debt crosses $14 trillion mark

The amount of U.S. debt subject to the country's legal maximum has topped $14 trillion for the first time.

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Debt advisers forecast World Cup aftermath

A debt counseling center has voiced concerns that football gambling during the World Cup may leave more people in debt despite a falling-off in cases in the first half of the year.

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US public debt tops 12 trillion dollars for first time

The US public debt topped 12 trillion dollars for the first time in history, Treasury officials disclosed Tuesday, moving past a key barrier that raised hackles in Congress.

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A Hand Up for Students Facing a Mountain of Debt

SafeStart aims to reduce the fear of debt that might keep 18-year-olds from borrowing for school in the first place.

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Russia Beats California as Credit-Default Swaps Favor BRIC Debt

Aug. 7 -- Investor demand for emerging-market bonds is driving the cost of insuring against debt defaults below industrialized governments for the first time.

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Gross Reduces U.S. Debt for First Time Since January

May 11 -- Bill Gross , manager of Pacific Investment Management Co.’s $150 billion Total Return Fund , reduced his holdings of U.S. government debt last month for the first time since January.

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