Worries over Greek debt have pushed the euro to its lowest value in months against the dollar.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

With over 600 billion dollars in debt, Lehman's failure was the largest bankruptcy in United States history.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Over time, their credit limit is increased, but they do not pay off their debt.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

Investor sentiment continues to sour over concerns that European countries are not doing enough to tackle their national debt.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Republicans have taken aim at that, as they continue to attack Mr.Obama on several fronts and challenge the White House over deficit spending and rising debt.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

Last year,its new owners, who took over in a leveraged buyout, filed for bankruptcy in order to stay in business and restructure a debt of more than $2 billion.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Unfortunately,the president has given us a budget that grows our debt so much that our public debt will double within six years and triple in a little over 10 years,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Last week,the Greek Prime Minister called for more solidarity from the European Union over his country's debt crisis and announced plans to visit Germany, whose backing is vital for EU financial aid.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

But selling the proposed budget on Capitol Hill became harder after Friday's report from the Congressional Budget Office, which projects significantly higher budget deficits than the administration estimates over the next decade, adding trillions of dollars to the national debt.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22