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Majority see US ‘off track,’ give Trump poor marks on economy, immigration: Poll

A new poll reveals that two-thirds of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track and most disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of key issues like the economy, inflation, and ... Read More

How the U.S. economy is defying gravity—and how insights into human behavior help us understand why

U.S. economists may be barely holding on by their fingernails over the current state of the American economy, but strangely, consumers don’t seem to care. Here’s why. Read More

US economy at risk of wobble as lower-income consumers get squeezed

The U.S. consumer's durability as a prop for the economy may be tested in coming weeks as family budgets, particularly among the less affluent, are stressed by rising healthcare costs, the potential ... Read More

America's immigration crackdown is disrupting the global remittance market

While some countries, including Mexico, have already seen a large drop in remittances from the United States in recent months, others are seeing a rather surprising pattern: a record-breaking surge. Read More

The U.S. Economy Needs Immigration

Can the U.S. economy thrive without a steady stream of immigration? This week on “Interesting Times,” Jason Furman, a contributing Times Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, ... Read More

Immigration fuels the US economy. Here's what happens when there's less of it

A quieter border due to reverse migration has consequences for the U.S. economy. This story was done in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Read More

Latino voters cite affordability, economy as top concerns in new poll

A sweeping new survey of 3,000 registered Latino voters across the country finds that economic anxiety continues to dominate the political mood heading into the 2026 midterm elections, with cost of ... Read More

U.S. economy still vulnerable to tariff shocks, IMF says, and labor shortages tied to immigration crackdown could also sting

The U.S. economy hasn’t suffered much so far from increases in tariffs or a decline in the labor supply due to tighter immigration rules. But that might change. So says a new report from the ... Read More

Trump's tariffs head to the Supreme Court in a high-stakes test of his executive power

Lower courts have ruled that the president does not have the power to impose sweeping taxes on imported goods, but the nation's highest court will have the final say. Read More

With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble

One Trump voter told NBC News that while she believes Trump "deep down" wants to boost the economy, "he is busy out of the country" and focused on "demolishing the White House." ... Read More