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Consumer spending is the U.S. economy's main driver. Here's how it's doing

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy. Read More

Is The Consumer Economy Headed For A Perfect Storm?

After battling through five years of turmoil—the Covid-19 shutdown, runaway inflation, spiking interest rates, and tariff chaos—retail industry execs could be forgiven for thinking the worst is ... Read More

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

Pessimism about the U.S. economy and its direction continues this month — negative ratings have persisted for years — along with net-negative ratings for the U.S. job market, specifically. And in a ... Read More

The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters?

A windfall for companies that build data centers and their suppliers is overshadowing weakness in other industries. Read More

Fed's Kashkari: Economy may not be slowing as much as we think

Kashkari sees more risk of labor market downturn than inflation surge Sees rate cuts as insurance against unlikely dire outcomes The longer government shutdown, the less confident in read on economy: ... Read More

The Entire Economy Now Depends on the AI Industry Not Fumbling

These days, you don’t have to be a Rockefeller financier to know that the US economy is on shaky ground. Utility bills are going through the roof, imported goods are skyrocketing in cost, and job ... Read More

Revive America’s innovation economy before it’s too late

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For decades, the United States has been the world leader in innovation. Generations of business, political and ... Read More

Wide Treasury-market swings highlight investors’ confusion about where the economy is headed

Yields on U.S. government debt have seen big swings over the past two days, as the latest round of nongovernment data on the labor market has left investors scratching their heads. Reports from ADP ... Read More