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, ...

Trump got what he wanted from the Fed chair. But the economy is still wobbly.

Trump lambasted Powell this week, calling him “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell” in a speech to Asian business leaders .

One force is propping up the economy. Now it’s getting stronger.

Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft will spend billions of dollars more on AI infrastructure this year and next, expanding a ...

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 ...

Americans to spend big this holiday despite gloomy economic views

Visa predicts Americans will spend an average of $736 on holiday gifts in 2025, a 10% increase from the $669 reported last ...

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 ...

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...

There’s an economic explanation for why everything feels so tense right now

There is a perception on Wall Street that “underneath strong economic numbers, there are crevasses of credit and valuation risks that are deepening and broadening,” wrote Macquarie strategists Viktor ...

Mexican Economy Contracts and Reignites Recession Concerns

Mexico’s economy contracted slightly in the third quarter, a sign that President Claudia Sheinbaum’s plans to stimulate ...

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 ...

Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?

Ashley and Nick Evancho say raising their 3-year-old, Sophia, is one of the most joyous things they've ever done. But the ...

Germany's economy stagnates in third quarter as exports fall

Germany's gross domestic product stagnated in the third quarter, data showed on Thursday, highlighting the struggle Europe's ...