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From Crushing Debt to Renting Out Billy Joel’s Former Estate—How Ben Chester Turned It All Around
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In This Article Name Ben Chester Location New York City Occupation Tech sales and real estate investor Assets Eight properties,…
The national debt is the same size as the economy. It’s a ‘disturbing warning and a call to action,’ watchdog says | Fortune
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Six months before Election Day, America’s $39 trillion national debt has moved from an abstract fiscal concern to a dinner-table…
The debt crisis Congress has been ignoring could cost the average U.S. household $18,000 a year, according to a Brookings analysis | Fortune
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An excellent new study from the non-partisan Brookings Institution provides an ultra-sobering view of the potential tax increase U.S. families…
Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns | Fortune
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Budget hawks in Washington have their eyes trained on April 3, when the White House is scheduled to release its…
U.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, which is pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up | Fortune
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The AI capital expenditure boom has created a gusher of corporate debt, forcing the Treasury Department to make its bonds…
America’s never had such high national debt heading into an economic shock. We need a ‘break glass’ plan, think tank warns | Fortune
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The U.S. has never been more financially exposed heading into a potential economic crisis. With the national debt now equal…
Interest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020, and it already costs taxpayers more than defense and Medicaid | Fortune
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The United States is now paying nearly $970 billion a year just to service the interest on its $38.8 trillion…
U.S. debt concerns weigh on Trump’s plan to supersize the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion, highlighting this law about great-power status | Fortune
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President Donald Trump’s plan to boost defense spending 50% to $1.5 trillion has reportedly run into some resistance, including fears…
Silver prices continue soaring as debt fears and geopolitical tensions send precious metals to fresh record highs | Fortune
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As markets reopened Friday after the Christmas holiday, U.S. stocks were little changed, but precious metals saw plenty of action.…
The U.S. is joining Europe’s debt club—Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could fuel $38 trillion tab bigger than Italy or Greece by GDP share | Fortune
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For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and…