Tag: economy

Covid-19 revealed the limits of the U.S. economy and the ways it wasn’t as dynamic as many had thought. For years, the U.S. has struggled to build new things, from ...

Topline A 99-day streak of declining gas prices in the U.S. came to an end Wednesday, according to AAA, with the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rising ...

There’s nothing positive about the word “negative.” So perhaps it was always going to be

The August 2022 consumer price index (CPI) print was released on Sept. 13, 2022, and it came in at 8.3% year-over-year growth, and shocking all of the talking heads who ...

Americans are starting to feel more optimistic about the economy, despite recession talk and climbing interest rates.Several sentiment indicators show consumers’ mood is clearly brightening. Why? The answer can probably ...

Topline The unemployment rate unexpectedly rose last month as the economy added another 315,000 jobs—signaling the labor market, which has remained one of the economy’s strongest pillars during the pandemic ...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren took aim at the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting game plan on Sunday, saying she was worried the central bank will tip the US economy into a recession. ...

Mankind must rely on oil and gas “in the short term” or “civilization will crumble,” Elon Musk told reporters Monday at an energy conference in Norway—a striking statement from the ...

Topline Though they had recently cooled, fears of an impending recession once again escalated Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned economic growth will suffer as the central bank ...

Recession talk is everywhere, especially in the housing sector, as recent data on weaker housing starts and sales compounded by higher mortgage rates signal a slowdown.But that doesn’t necessarily mean ...