LIMA — Economist Robert J. Morgan is optimistic the economy won’t enter a recession in at least the next two years, but he said he is worried about the magnitude of the federal debt. During his ...

Data shows Black Friday sales increased 4.1% in comparison to 2024 but economists say the struggles of consumers paint a different picture.

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q4 2024, according to the second estimate. The latest estimate was consistent with the forecast and is slower than the Q3 final ...

The US economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace during the second quarter of this year. Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.95% in Q2 2024, according to the second estimate ...

The real winners in today's economy are the middlemen — rich intermediary companies like Walmart, Airbnb, and Lyft that ...

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said the U.S. economy is "calling for large interest rate cuts" and warned that current monetary policy is "holding the economy back" by keeping borrowing costs ...

Andrew Foerster, senior research advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared views on the current economy and the outlook from the Economic Research Department as of September 4, 2025 ...

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday suggested the current economy is divided into two parts — a strong segment spurred on by the artificial intelligence boom and a weaker consumer portion. Consumer ...

The role of imports in GDP—Gross Domestic Product—confuses many people. The current political discussion about tariffs has triggered some of the misunderstanding. This article aims to help business ...