US Economy

Consumers and Businesses Send Distress Signal as Economic Fear Sets In

Canceled trips, fewer dinner parties and falling sales: ‘We are cutting back on virtually everything’

The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People

The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation. Everyone else hasn’t.

Voters Love the Policies That Economists Love to Hate

Many Harris and Trump proposals loved by voters are hated by economists—and it isn’t partisan

A Dockworkers Walkout Would Close Ports From Maine to Texas and Slam the U.S. Economy

The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents 45,000 dockworkers, is pushing for a 77% pay increase

How Immigration Remade the U.S. Labor Force

A historic influx of migrants has changed the size, makeup and outlook of the U.S. labor market and the economy

Economic Data Paint a Picture of Two Americas

The rich are feeling confident, but lower-income households are growing cautious