US national debt clock runs out of digits

In a sign of the times, the US national debt clock in New York City has run out of digits to record the growing figure.

As a short-term fix, the digital dollar sign on the billboard-style clock near Times Square has been switched to a figure – the “1” in $10 trillion (€7.3 trillion). It’s marking the federal government’s current debt at about $10.2 trillion (€7.4 trillion).

The Durst Organisation says it plans to update the sign next year by adding two digits. That will make it capable of tracking debt up to a quadrillion dollars.