U.S. government reports $345 billion deficit for August, larger than expected

All right, we got some breaking news out of Washington DC. The Treasury Department is releasing its monthly interest statement and Megan Cassella is all over the story. She's got the details.Megan, Don, that's exactly right. This time it was another big deficit month for the US Treasury. The US running a $345 billion deficit for the month of August.That compares with about $300 billion expected among economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Now, on an adjusted basis, that accounts for standard calendar differences ...