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VCU: Here's What the Debt Default Clock Tells Us (and Doesn't Tell Us) About America's Risk of Default
October 02, 2026
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:

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Oct. 1, 2026

Here's what the Debt Default Clock tells us (and doesn't tell us) about America's risk of default

The clock reads two minutes to midnight, but VCU economics professor Oleg Korenok puts time into context.

By Leila Ugincius

The national debt -- more than $40 trillion and rising -- is growing at a ra . . .

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