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In a major economic speech in C US public debt is projected to reach 181% of American economic activity in 30 years 06/28/2023 03:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office is giving the world a concerning look at the U.S. government's ledgers: ever higher deficits, greater government spending and tax revenues that only begin to increase when existing tax cuts expire. The nonpartisan agency estimates in its latest 30- Do credit card late fees actually protect consumers? 06/28/2023 02:25pm • In a time when inflation is driving up the cost of nearly everything you buy, something else has increased, too: credit card late fees. Thanks to a clause in the 2009 Credit Card Act, credit card issuers can raise late fees, and over time those fees have risen to current maximums of up to $41. The C 41% of US adults approve of Biden. Here's what a new poll tells us about the president 06/28/2023 11:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — An improved U.S. economy has done little so far to improve support for President Joe Biden, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Only 34% of U.S. adults approve of how Biden has handled the economy, a figure essentially unc Sri Lanka's Cabinet approves a domestic debt restructuring plan in effort to solve economic crisis 06/28/2023 11:08am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a program to restructure the country's staggering domestic debt as the island nation struggles to emerge from an economic crisis that has engulfed it since last year. The domestic debt restructuring is required as part of a bail How to negotiate with debt collectors 06/28/2023 10:35am • Whether you owe a debt or not, getting a phone call from a debt collector is never a pleasant experience. And it's one that may be happening more frequently in recent months. The hiatus that some states and companies put on debt collection activities at the height of the pandemic has largely ende Editorial Roundup: United States 06/28/2023 08:56am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 27 Washington Post on retired U.S. military officers working for foreign governments A bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) would close several loopholes identified by The Foreign Transaction Fees by Bank 06/27/2023 08:00pm • There's no doubt that traveling abroad can be expensive. Accounting for expenses including airfare, hotel stays, meals and excursions, you'll need to budget and save for a big trip so you don't rack up debt. 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Sheehy, 37, was recruited by GOP leaders eager to unseat Tester as they try to wrest control of Biden is eager to run on the economy — 'Bidenomics' — but voters have their doubts 06/27/2023 10:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is eager to take full political ownership of the U.S. economy — a reflection of the White House belief that inflation is fading, job growth is solid and voters need to know about it. But polling has consistently shown the economy to be a weak spot for Bid