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KOSPI Opens 3.23% Higher Thursday

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened 209-point-17 points, or three-point-23 percent, higher Thursday at six-thousand-680-point-34. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ rose 19-point-53 points, or two-point-37 percent, to open at 843-point-99. [more...]

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US debt surges past US$40 trillion as Trump presses for lower interest rates

US government debt has breached the US$40 trillion mark for the first time, intensifying concerns over the country’s worsening fiscal position as rising spending on social programmes and debt…

  • US public debt exceeds $40 trillion for the first time
  • Debt doubled since Donald Trump's presidency began in 2017
  • Biden added $8.4 trillion to the debt during his term

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