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Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales. 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

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

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

California falls to world’s fifth-largest economy

California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output. Related Articles Californians slow borrowing as ... 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

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

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

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

The K-shaped economy has been a growing problem for decades, made worse by the loss of guaranteed worker pensions, the rise of the gig economy, increasing health-care inflation, the high cost of ... 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

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

The global economic system developed in an era of rapid population growth. With aging populations and people deciding to have smaller families, economists are raising concerns about future prosperity. Read More