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Wall Street JournalThursday, 20 August 2026
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U.S. Debt Eclipses $40 Trillion
Latest figure, as share of GDP, nears levels not seen since World War II
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Treasury Yields Fall As Bessent Boosts Buybacks
Government expands size of program after yields notch nearly two-decade highs
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Women at L3Harris Warned About CEO
Cara Lombardo and Marcus Weisgerber and Drew Fitzgerald
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Moderna, Merck Shares Soar On Cancer Vaccine Success
Xavier Martinez and Alex Janin
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