See who's really driving the US economy

One key reason is a relatively simple one: Wealthier consumers, boosted by strong gains in income, home equity and stock market wealth, are ...

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, led by strong consumer spending. The news comes days before a ...

With only weeks before the November 5 election, here's how top economists assess the health of the U.S. economy.

One key reason is a relatively simple one: Wealthier consumers, boosted by strong gains in income, home equity and stock market wealth, ...

In good economic times, politicians in the US rush to take all the credit. In bad times, it's the other party's fault — or better yet, ...

Wealthier consumers, boosted by strong gains in income, home equity and stock market wealth, have increasingly driven the spending.

The Q3 2024 forecast indicates how robust consumer spending, high business investment, and lower interest rates have kept optimism about the ...

Last December, the private consensus for real economic growth as measured by the Blue Chip Economic Forecast was negative 0.1% for the year. The ...

DARIAN WOODS, HOST: And I'm Darian Woods. A big part of Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election came down to the economy. SIMON ...

The US economy is giving off weird vibes right now. There are millions of job openings and the unemployment rate is low.

(On the flip side, during a recession—literally, when the economy shrinks—life gets materially worse.) Right now America's economic-growth rate ...

As the 2024 US Presidential Election approaches, voters are split on economic issues. Kamala Harris promises an "opportunity economy" ...

As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepare to face off in the first of the 2024 presidential debates, the gulf between ...

This month, the IMF released its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), which provides an important occasion to consider U.S. economic performance ...

The gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and services — did slow slightly from its 3% growth rate in the April-June ...

U.S. GDP significantly outpaced countries like Japan and Canada last year, the International Monetary Fund estimated in January.

The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices dropped 0.1% in June, with core inflation being the lowest in ...

Consumer spending is helping to sustain the US economy and prevent a recession, but household debt has reached record levels.

Such spending is relatively immune to the Federal Reserve's push to slow growth and tame inflation through higher borrowing rates, because it ...

These five industries are creating jobs, boosting wage growth, and reducing the U.S. reliance on foreign trade.