Economy News Slower Wage Growth Might Be Good For The Economy, But Not Everyone Is Celebrating

The Economy Avoided a Recession in 2025, but Many Americans Are Reeling

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting. Read More

Sorry, Democrats — the Trump economy is taking off

Democrats’ fear-mongering about the Trump economy is looking more and more like sour grapes. Read More

The U.S. economy was stagnant in 2025 — with one exception

Hundreds of billions of dollars invested by California-based tech giants in AI infrastructure accounted for 92% of U.S. GDP growth this year, according to a Harvard analysis. Read More

Wage growth is slowing as the labor market cools. What it means for job mobility.

Wage growth is slowing as 2025 draws to a close, which could signal financial struggles for more Americans in the new year. The deceleration comes as payroll growth is also falling, and in the absence ... Read More

Wage growth is now slowing along with the labor market

If you walk into Town Center Music in Suwanee, Georgia, in the suburbs of Atlanta, you’ll see all sorts of guitars hanging from the walls. If you ask, you can probably get someone who works there to ... Read More

Nearly a quarter of U.S. households live paycheck to paycheck, report finds

A growing share of lower-income Americans are struggling to get by financially as their wages fail to keep up with inflation, according to a recent analysis. Roughly 29% of lower-income households are ... Read More

Here’s why everyone’s talking about a ‘K-shaped’ economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the ... Read More

You're living in a "K-shaped" economy. Here's how that affects you.

To understand how Americans are faring economically these days, it's helpful to consider the eleventh letter of the alphabet. Experts describe the current U.S. economy as "K-shaped," a reference to ... Read More

Here's why everyone's talking about a ‘K-shaped' economy

From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper part of the ... Read More

Here's why everyone's talking about a 'K-shaped' economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the ... Read More