Economy News Opinion Why Americans Are Bummed Out About The Economy

If the economy is good, why do some Americans still feel like everything is 'falling apart'?

Even with strong GDP growth and a booming stock market, 'there's something in the water right now that doesn't feel right' Confused by a tide of conflicting information, many Americans worry that the ... Read More

CNN’s Data Guru Stunned by Americans’ Shift on the Economy

CNN’s Harry Enten returned to the network’s big board Friday morning to deliver some stunning news about how Americans feel about the economy. The data analyst went over a Gallup poll that asked ... Read More

More Americans Think Economy Is Getting Worse, New Poll Shows

Public sentiment about the U.S. economy has grown increasingly negative in the closing months of 2025. According to recent polls, a majority of Americans now believe that economic conditions are ... Read More

Opinion: Shutdown endangering economy as poll shows Americans souring on Trump

Inflation is rising again, hiring is slowing, and voter confidence in the economy has dropped to one of its lowest points in years. Federal data shows annual inflation hitting 3 percent for the first ... Read More

Enten: Few Americans Believe The Top Problem Is The Economy, Or That The Shutdown Is Causing Harm To The Economy

CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported Friday that fewer Americans now cite the economy as the nation’s top problem, and that number continues to decline. Enten noted that fewer Americans are naming ... Read More

CBS News poll finds rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

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

Why it’s so hard to figure out the economy right now

The stock market keeps breaking records, but angst about the economy keeps befuddling politicians. Read More

Opinion: It’s Trump’s casino economy now. You’ll probably lose.

Step into the casino that now passes for the American economy. Donald Trump campaigned on bringing back American manufacturing and rebuilding what America once was — factories, workers in hard hats — ... Read More

Trump's tariffs and trade policies will improve the economy. Give him time. | Opinion

More than 77 million Americans reelected President Donald Trump for a myriad of reasons, but one thing was abundantly clear: They wanted him to strengthen the economy ‒ the issue they cared about most ... Read More

Shutdown endangering economy as poll shows Americans souring on Trump

Inflation is rising again, hiring is slowing, and voter confidence in the economy has dropped to one of its lowest points in years. Federal data shows annual inflation hitting 3 percent for the first ... Read More

It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose.

Ms. Scanlon is the author of “In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work” and Kyla’s Newsletter. Step into the casino that now passes for the American economy. Donald Trump campaigned on ... Read More