How the U.S. Economy Has Defied Doomsday Predictions on Tariffs

When President Trump announced sweeping tariffs in April, economists predicted surging inflation and raised the odds of a ...

How the U.S. economy is defying gravity—and how insights into human behavior help us understand why

U.S. economists may be barely holding on by their fingernails over the current state of the American economy, but strangely, ...

Poll finds rising concern over shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

Americans are increasingly voicing concern about the shutdown's impact on the U.S. economy, as a big majority feel Congress ...

As the shutdown drags on, here’s how it can drag down the economy

History has shown that the economy typically rebounds from a shutdown within a couple of months. But each day it drags on brings a greater risk that the economy won’t just bend, it will start to break ...

A Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture

Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has ...

Poll: 60% of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy — a new high

This isn’t a purely partisan trend. Over the last month, the perception that the economy is getting worse increased by 7 ...

Trump warned Ukraine war is creating ‘significant risks’ for US economy in new report urging end to conflict

Exclusive: A paper by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity argues there are are strong economic benefits for the United ...

Government shutdown blocks key GDP data release – what do the Fed's models say about economic growth?

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the official third-quarter GDP report release, although real-time estimates from ...

Shutdown is costing U.S. economy $7 billion per month, budget office says

The Congressional Budget Office issued projections Wednesday for three different scenarios about the length of the government ...
Marketplace

Big Tech thrives in this economy, as smaller firms struggle

Turns out that divergence is showing up in corporate America, too. Profits are surging at the biggest companies — while ...

Can ‘Blackout the System,’ a Thanksgiving shopping boycott, impact economy?

Activists call for week-long spending freeze and work stoppage during major shopping period, with support from Rosie ...

The Economic Crisis in Egypt Raises Another Dilemma: Tipping

Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in ...