WASHINGTON – The federal government started the new budget year with a higher deficit in October but the increase reflected quirks in the calendar rather than a deterioration in the government's ...

The federal government started out its new budget year with a slightly higher deficit than last year as revenues and spending for October both set records. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit jumped nearly four-fold to $257 billion in October, a figure inflated by one-off factors, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday in a report ...