A mixed economy is one in which both private and public enterprise occur. And, it is often a mix of free market and central planning. But, what kind of system has allowed America to enjoy the ...

The U.S. economy is guilty of speeding. After another burst of growth in early 2024, the economy is on track to expand by at least 2% for the seventh quarter in a row. Just how impressive an ...

The US economic calendar is the most important one since the country is the largest world economy. The most important indicators mainly impact the price of the dollar, having important effects in ...

Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Could it be that the not-so-stupid voters have been right about the economy? Democratic economists and their media friends have claimed for months ...

How would the US economy handle more months of painstakingly high interest rates? Not as well as it has thus far, experts say. When Fed officials initially penciled in three rate cuts at the end ...

When it comes to economic news, we’ve had so much winning that we’ve gotten tired of winning, or at any rate blasé about it. Last week, we got another terrific employment report — job ...

The economy is sending mixed signals about a potential recession in the near future, according to Ned Davis Research. While housing and manufacturing indicators give off early-cycle vibes ...

In this week’s special fund drive episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses Germany’s recession; efforts by California fast-food workers to unionize; how the war in Ukraine boosts ...

The US economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the first quarter, while prices rose at a faster rate — sending the markets into a tailspin Thursday and clouding President Joe Biden’s ...

But he doesn’t feel the same way about the larger economy. “It’s definitely gotten tough for the last couple of years,” he said. “We’ve felt inflation in our budget and our expenses ...

Stubborn inflation and strong growth could keep the Federal Reserve wary about interest rate cuts, eager to avoid adding vim to the economy. By Jeanna Smialek America seemed headed for an economic ...

The economy still isn’t behaving the way anyone expected. The job market is growing at a blockbuster pace, even though high interest rates usually slow hiring or cause layoffs. Consumers are ...