household debt

The Dow keeps hitting records, but household debt just reached new highs too. Here's why Wall Street's party isn't helping your wallet.

Portugal tackled housing costs with bold moves. Here's what worked and what didn't for American wallets.

Strong growth and low unemployment suggest stability — but beneath the headlines, household balance sheets are carrying more strain than the economy can sustain indefinitely.

Tens of thousands of U.S. workers are losing their jobs in a new wave of AI-driven restructuring—at the exact moment household debt, delinquencies and housing costs are rising. The combination is creating a quiet but growing vulnerability across the American economy.

On the surface, the U.S. economy looks strong: growth is steady, unemployment is low, and markets are rallying. But beneath that optimism lies a growing dependency on credit, shrinking savings, and households stretched to their limits. America is running on resilience—and revolving debt.