The Latest Breaking News from Janet Yellen

Democrats and Republicans continue to trade pointed remarks, underscoring that agreement is not in reach to avoid default

Playing chicken with the debt ceiling has been bad for stocks in the past.

House Speaker to the White House: this is no way to run a country.

Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel believes politicians will ultimately come to a compromise to “kick the can down the road” by extending the debt ceiling.

It’s panic time in Washington, D.C. as the debt ceiling issue puts Uncle Sam on the brink.

'It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.' - Shakespeare's 'Macbeth.'

Stock futures slip lower as debt ceiling concerns weigh; Fed minutes in focus as markets seek clarity on rate path; Debt talks at impasse as deadline looms, treasury bill yields jump; Nvidia earnings on deck as investors look to AI impact on chipmakers and PacWest shares gain after real estate…

House Republicans insist there's a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline.

Politicians in Washington may be offering assurance that the government will figure out a way to avert default, but around the country, economic anxiety is rising and some people already are adjusting their routines

‘They doing this insane chapstick s*** while the country teeters on default. Wild,’ Ilhan Omar tweets

Florida governor reportedly to officially announce campaign on platform; McCarthy says debt deal possibly by 1 June