The Treasury Department announces that the budget deficit increased by $192.3 billion in March, and is near $1 trillion, as costs of the financial bailout and recession mount.
width="320" height="250" type="doubleclick" data-slot="/21868623726/site264.tmus/amp3" data-multi-size="320x50,300x250" data-multi-size-validation="false" rtc-config='{"vendors": {"prebidappnexuspsp": {"PLACEMENT_ID": "27198239"}}, "timeoutMillis": 500}'>Bernanke and Obama meet at the White House to discuss economic strategy. (Photo Source: White House)