US debt clock runs out of digits

Pundit

The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record the spiralling figure.b,121The digital counter marks the national debt level, but when that passed the $10 trillion point last month, the sign could not display the full amount.b,121The board was erected to highlight the $2.7 trillion level of debt in 1989.b,121The clock's owners say two more zeros will be added, allowing the clock to record a quadrillion dollars of debt.b,121Douglas Durst, son of the late Seymour Durst - the clock's inventor - hopes to replace the Manhattan clock with its lengthier replacement early next year.b,121For the time being, the Times Square counter's electronic dollar sign has been replaced with the extra digit required.b,121For its part, the digital dollar symbol has been supplanted by a cheaper version - perhaps a sign of the times for the American economy.b,121Some economists believe the $700bn bail-out plan for ailing US financial institutions could send the national debt level to $11 trillion.b,121b,121a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7660409.stm" target="_blank"1http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7660409.stm/a1

hemol

Besides Switzerland, who else is in the black?