Bank of America says the U.S. economy is holding up as consumer spending rises, even as inflation stays near a 3-year high ...

Waves of layoffs and growing pressure to automate jobs are creating existential panic in the tech industry. Economists say ...

Neither state has the fastest-growing population or economy, but together they account for half of America’s new “boomtowns." ...

ECONOMISTS LOVE their alphabet. They describe business cycles as L-shaped (down, then flat), U-shaped (gradually down, then up), V-shaped (the same but sharply) or W-shaped (a V with a hiccup). Since ...

For the greater part of the last decade, the United States and China have been locked in a cold war, fought as fiercely over economic and technology advantages as over military advantages. In ...

Despite all its problems, the U.S. economy is actually outperforming its competitors, China and the European Union, two ...

America’s nearly five-year economic boom is starting to show its age. Cracks are forming in the economy’s foundation: Layoffs are mounting, hiring is slowing, consumer confidence is eroding and ...

Hyperbole aside, he’s right: America’s economy is strong. But Trump is missing the point. Affordability, not economic strength, drives voters to the polls. Most Americans don’t care a lick about GDP, ...

America's economy increasingly rewards short-term wins over long-term stability. From buy-now-pay-later debt and stock ...

The American economy is a wonder. The Economist observed that average wages in America’s poorest state, Mississippi, are higher than those in Britain, Canada and Germany. American GDP per capita now ...

America became home to the world’s first trillionaire last month when Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public. Musk earned his success, although he shares some measure of it with his adopted home. There’s a ...