The US economy shrank slightly less in the beginning of the year than previously reported, new data shows, but it was still the first quarterly decline since 2022, in a sign of how President ...

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) defines a recession as a “significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months.” Three ...

The sweeping tariffs will cause prices here to rise in the short-term, economists said. And Trump can't order people to keep buying goods with a stroke of his pen.

Based on how your at-home economy feels, how do you think the broader U.S. economy is doing? *Bonus* Not-So-Random Question: If you could design a new symbol for money, what would it look like?

Former White House Chief Economic Advisor Says We’re Heading to Stagflation "There is no technical definition of ‘stagflation,’ but this definitely moves the economy in that direction ...

U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in Q1 2025, reversing the 2.4% growth seen in Q4 2024. ... The official definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Trump’s policies pose an existential threat to the American bubble economy. As Japan discovered three decades ago, there’s no easy escape. Donald Trump has suspended U.S. tariffs above 10% on ...