Is Trump's economy the greatest ever? We analyze GDP, jobs, stocks, and deficits to separate campaign claims from economic ...

Colorado's official economists put the odds of a recession starting sometime next year at 50 percent. The state's job growth started slowing more than a year ago and it hasn't been able to catch up to ...

Albert Edwards, the outspoken Global Strategist at Société Générale—a figure who even refers to himself as a “perma bear”—is certain that the current U.S. equity market, driven largely by high-flying ...

Justin Wolfers, professor of economics at the University of Michigan, said the report was a relief—but said the upward drift in unemployment was "a clear sign of an unhealthy economy." Loading tweet..

The gap between the richest and poorest Americans is widening in what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has called a “bifurcated economy,” as the cost of living skyrockets from housing to food ...

It’s not a matter of if the next recession comes, but when. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently warned that “sections of the economy” are already showing signs of strain — and that if the ...

At a time when many companies hoard workers for the holiday shopping rush, seasonal jobs are scarcer than they have been in years as firms increasingly look to do more with less amid economic ...

Challenger, Gray, & Christmas see a jobs market hindered by softening consumer and corporate spending. The U.S. government shutdown has halted the official jobs report, although alternative data show ...

As states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls, for a playbook: cut budgets first, ...

Peer into The Economist’s decision-making processes with Edward Carr, our deputy editor, who explains how we select and design our front cover. Cover Story shares preliminary sketches and documents ...

It often seems that economists are perpetually warning us about the next U.S. recession. One influential analyst says an economic slowdown is already a fact of life for many Americans. Twenty-two ...

The trucking industry is an invaluable component of everyday life in America, and one that keeps the nation moving forward. From the food that fuels us to the clothes we wear, the medicine we take, ...