The combination of time growing short and the political climate is conspiring to make a government shutdown on October 1 the most likely outcome. While a shutdown causes numerous disruptions, it ...

But Schlossberg noted that the rules aren't always hard and fast. NBER declared a recession in the early months of 2020, despite the economic slump lasting just two months ‒ much shorter than ...

Occupational segregation, employment discrimination, and exploitation make economic downturns, such as the one created by the COVID-19 pandemic, worse in communities of color by destabilizing jobs ...

Endless economic indicators point to deep (and deepening) black and white inequality in the U.S. — an illustration of a deeply unfair system. In many cases, the divide is still as bad or worse ...

Despite months of increasingly positive economic indicators, the American public remains negative about the state of the nation’s economy, with 51% saying they think the economy is still in a ...

When Covid-19 struck, the initial economic impact was devastating. Large parts of major economies shut down, both because of official lockdowns and because people feared that in-person interaction ...

Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden give three decades' worth of evidence that proves supply-side economics doesn't work. When President Bill Clinton, pictured here addressing the nation in 1993 ...

Trump's tariff policy could push the nation into a recession, with rising unemployment, bankruptcies and more. These warning signs bear watching.

The disbanding of committees that consulted on government data — and comments from a senior official about changing how GDP is calculated — are raising alarm about the reliability of ...

In discussing next year’s economic outlook, Biden will likely stick to his theme that the inflationary pressures we are now experiencing are largely the result of supply-side problems that will ...

Though copper’s demand has had a direct correlation to economic activity, it has not been a leading indicator of stock market performance. Over the last 40 years, there has actually been an ...

An organization is calling for a national boycott in the form of an "economic blackout" on Friday, urging Americans not to shop for 24 hours. This movement, spearheaded by the People's Union USA ...