The U.S. governmentโs grossย national debtย has surpassed $37 trillion, a record number that highlights the accelerating debt on Americaโs balance sheet and increased cost pressures on taxpayers.
Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nationโs auto dealerships, as they appear to shrug off President Donald Trump'sย tariffs, which are starting to take a toll on jobs and lead to some price increases.
Whenย President Franklin D. Rooseveltย signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S. "an economic structure of vastly greater soundness.โ
Most stocks are falling on Wall Street Thursday after aย disappointing report said inflation was worseย last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists expected.
The Charleston Police Department has released the dash cam video from the night attorney and newly-announced candidate for Governor Mullins McLeod was arrested.