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4. Latinos’ ratings of the U.S. economy and their top economic concerns

Most Latinos rate the economy negatively, and 61% say Trump’s policies have made it worse. Relatively few expect it to improve soon. Read More

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

Mexico Is Not Just the Top Supplier to the U.S. Now It Is the Top Buyer.

For first time in at least 30 years, the United States has exported more to Mexico than Canada, U.S. government data show, in a sign of how much North American trade has consolidated. 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

No recession risk for US economy as a whole after $11 billion shutdown hit, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said the 43-day government shutdown caused an $11 billion permanent hit to the U.S. economy, but he was optimistic about growth prospects next year given ... Read More

The economy is growing without adding many jobs, creating challenge for the Fed

Keeping the economy on track is becoming an increasingly tenuous task for the Federal Reserve with reduced hiring and AI-centric growth. Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Ready To Grow Again—If Washington Lets It

Over the last few years Washington tried to micromanage the economy—and the results speak for themselves. When regulators second-guess business decisions, slow-walk mergers and erect new barriers to ... Read More

Does the U.S. have a 'K-shaped economy'? What it means for you.

Upper-income Americans are doing better, while low- and moderate-income households are falling behind. Why does that matter? Read More

An unusual trend in the economy is worrying the Fed

Something in the US economy isn’t adding up, and it’s rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. 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

Will U.S economy, S&P 500 collapse if AI gold rush stops?

Seven companies, including Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, now make up well over a third of the value of the S&P 500 index. Just one of the so-called Magnificent Seven, ... Read More