NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy. The American economy is a consumer economy.

A windfall for companies that build data centers and their suppliers is overshadowing weakness in other industries. By Ben Casselman and Sydney Ember In Nevada, a summer of weak international tourism ...

If you’re confused about the economy right now, you’re in good company. Experts are also grappling with conflicting indicators, imperfect data and flashing caution signs. By some indicators, things ...

Explore the size of America’s underground economy. Discover what activities this economy includes, and how it affects taxes, ...

The federal government shutdown has lasted all month and is on pace to become the longest on record. While history has shown that the economy typically rebounds from a shutdown within a couple of ...

The S&P 500 has consistently reached new highs since the end of the Great Recession in 2009. Federal Reserve policy, initiated by Ben Bernanke, has fundamentally changed how monetary policy supports ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the ...

Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior positions at JPMorgan Chase and Bridgewater Associates. In the game of Jenga, players remove wooden blocks from a tower and place them on the top.