President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending law, which he dubbed "one big, beautiful bill" will likely have a small impact on the U.S. economy, forecasters say, defying Trump’s claims ...

I’m no longer sanguine about the threats posed by the nation’s deficits.

Recent data shows the economy has cooled off and might have trouble getting back to a strong point. The job market is tough, real GDP dropped more than initially thought, and consumer spending ...

In 38 states, the industry is now the biggest employer. Some former manufacturing hubs, like Cleveland and Pittsburgh, have transitioned to health care as a core driver of the local economy.

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President Trump is still issuing tariff threats, consumer spending is weakening, and the Mideast is in turmoil. So why did the S&P 500 hit a record high Friday? Investors may not think the economy ...

The world economy is like a supercomputer that churns through trillions of calculations of prices and quantities, and spits out information on incomes, wealth, profits, and jobs.

The economy is not the most pressing issue for a majority of surveyed voters for the first time this year, according to a new poll. Nearly a quarter of respondents in the Quinnipiac University nati… ...

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s import taxes at least temporarily disrupted business, the Commerce Department said.

The US economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected ...

First-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth was revised lower Thursday in light of reduced consumer spending, surprising economists. GDP contracted by 0.5 percent on an annualized basis, 0.3 … ...