Government deficit rose 4% in Trump’s first full month in office, despite DOGE. UBS says the U.S. is slashing confidence, not spending
While the government did cut its outlays in February, the budget deficit for the month more than doubled compared to January ...
Taming the federal budget deficit will require tough decisions
The amount of money the government is taking in is outstripped by federal outlays. Fixing this won't be easy, especially in ...
Trump’s Tariffs Are Aimed at a Trade Deficit Driven by Popular Goods
Trump wants to reduce the $1.2 trillion trade deficit, so he’s putting tariffs on popular imported goods from smartphones to ...
49ers with largest free agent spending deficit in NFL history; what it means and what's next?
The 49ers lost a large contingent of household names that helped them dominate the NFC for the last five-plus years, ...
Green Bay school district faces at least $10M budget deficit in 2026-27. What comes next?
Superintendent Vicki Bayer told the board Monday evening the district likely faces a $10 million to $12 million deficit. What ...
Indonesia keeps 2025 budget deficit forecast unchanged despite tax revenues slump
Indonesia's government is maintaining its forecast that the budget deficit will be 2.53% of GDP this year despite a 30% ...
AC Transit to raise fares for first time since 2020 amid budget deficit
In order to help fill an estimated $238 million, four-year budget gap, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit is hiking bus fares for ...
JP Morgan predicts global copper deficit to hit 160,000 metric tons in 2026
Following Trump's decision to order a national security probe into potential new tariffs on copper, the bank said it expects ...
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St. Helena exploring how to solve budget deficit
With a budget shortfall between $6 million and $10 million — and no quick fix in sight — St. Helena is struggling to stay ...
DOGE Gives the Deficit Hawks Cover as the Debt Keeps Rising
But the effect of the agreement is to continue federal spending at the same exaggerated level that has recently prompted ...