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Could the government shutdown tip the US into a recession? Experts weigh in

Roughly 750,000 furloughed government workers already feel crimped by the shutdown as they suffer missed paychecks and strained budgets. Those direct effects will grow dramatically on Nov. 1, when ... Read More

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 ... Read More

If New York or California enters a recession, the entire U.S. economy would be next. So how are they doing?

New York and California are struggling economically — and if things get worse in those states, they could take the whole U.S. economy down with them. The two states, it must be noted, aren’t doing as ... Read More

Fed lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data

Even in the best of times, the Fed has a tough time interpreting the data and deciding how best to guide the US economy. Read More

Is the U.S. economy getting weaker? Here’s what we know.

If the U.S. economy was really flying high, the Federal Reserve wouldn’t have lowered interest rates last month. So what’s really going on? The economy was still expanding at a decent pace before the ... Read More

U.S. economy speeds up despite shutdown, but tariffs weigh on exports and business confidence

The U.S. economy is still growing during what's been a very turbulent year. The most recent obstacle has been a long government shutdown. The U.S. economy sped up in October during the ongoing ... Read More