Economy News The Bad Vibes Economy

CBS News poll finds negativity on economy, job market and concerns about AI's impact

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More

Even GOP voters are souring on this economy

Only 44% of Republicans think the economy is excellent or good, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Compare this to the soaring approval of GOP voters in Trump’s first term before ... Read More

Recession seems far off — that’s the good news. Yet the economy is also far from trouble-free.

Enough trouble spots emerged in the U.S. economy to coax the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last week — but it turns out the news isn’t all that bad. Read More

Why Americans are down on the economy

which are not evident in big-picture economic data. Driving the news: The new Axios Vibes survey by the Harris Poll shows 65% of Americans see themselves as either sometimes or regularly financially ... Read More

Inflation spiked in August as Trump’s tariffs went into full effect ... and that’s not all the bad news for economy

Inflation rose 0.4 percent in the month of August — and 2.9 percent in the past 12 months — in a sign that President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs have begun to affect the U.S. economy. The Bureau ... Read More

Government shutdowns usually don’t hurt the economy. This time could be different

Government shutdowns can be political earthquakes that paralyze Washington, DC. But for the economy, shutdowns are often barely a blip. Whatever economic damage occurs during that time tends to be ... Read More

Takeaways: If you’re confused about what’s next for the US economy, so is the Fed

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the first time since December to support America’s faltering labor market. However, the economy’s path forward looks murky, according to the ... Read More

How's the economy doing? It depends how much you make

The pay gap between low-wage and high-wage workers is "wider than ever," with workers at the top making about five times the annual pay of their lower-income counterparts, ADP's chief economist said ... Read More

The Economy Looks Shaky. So, Why Is The Stock Market Surging?

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ... Read More

Ralf Garrison: A midseason update pits good snow vs. bad economy

My first draft of this article is in the trash can. It started out as a mild mannered mid-season update with a lead sentence that read: “Despite some significant economic headwinds, the ski industry ... Read More