An objective look at available data supports realistic expectations for a surging economy, if not an economic boom going ...

Both sides of the political aisle are misleadingly bleak about the state of the American worker. A national Pew survey conducted in April of this year found that 56 percent of Americans believe that ...

With federal premium subsidies set to expire and Medi-Cal changes underway, millions of Californians could face a steep rise in costs – disrupting the economy and small businesses’ operations, writes ...

The global economy is broken and brutal. This is clearly evident in the United States. Unless you are born into some level of wealth it is extremely difficult to climb into a higher economic class.

If we're going to create an economy where all people can regularly meet their daily needs, we must first understand the current state of our economy. This series reveals what labor market data really ...

Let’s be honest about our economic talks. We’ve turned into bean counters in a casino. GDP is up 0.3%, unemployment is down 0.2%, and inflation is creeping like kudzu. But what if we’re measuring the ...

GDP is still the best overall measure of our economy. It stands for gross domestic product. It covers consumption, investment, government, and trade. For the past 25 years, it’s been stuck around 2%, ...

In a rare break from President Donald Trump and Republican orthodoxy, one GOP congressman is acknowledging what many Americans already feel: times are tough. “Our economy is not great,” U.S. Rep. Ryan ...

Something is puzzling our Planet Money podcast team - two economic indicators behaving unusually. The first is consumer sentiment - our collective feeling about the economy. The other is consumer ...

Ms. Edelberg is a former chief economist for the Congressional Budget Office. The latest jobs report, delayed for almost seven weeks by the government shutdown, finally came out on Thursday and we ...

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Let's take a cue from "Sesame Street" now ...

When people think about the economic engines of Sarasota and Bradenton, they often point to tourism, health care, construction or the arts. Each of these sectors is essential to our regional identity ...