deficit

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In the past quarter, the U.S. current account deficit was $190.7 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But he warned that the deficit widened when petroleum products were excluded.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

With imports from countries other than the U.S. down 1.5%, the trade deficit with non-U.S. countries widened to C$6.76 billion from March’s C$6.03 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The budget proposal relies on a tax windfall, largely attributed to the stock market success of artificial intelligence companies, to erase California’s deficit — but some analysts have warned that the AI bubble could burst.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s always profit-taking or the federal deficit or something or other to account for a bearish turn, and improved corporate earnings or interest rates or whatever to account for a bullish one.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos