Tariffs are a tool used by both the Trump and Biden administrations, but do they work? Not even agricultural economists are in alignment on that answer. Tariffs are a tool used by President Donald ...

Knowing what to do with your extra money in today's economy isn't as straightforward as it has been in the past. On the one hand, easing inflation means that your dollars will stretch further. On the ...

Forget the K-shaped economy. The growing gap between the upper, middle and lower classes suggests we’re in what’s being called an E-shaped economy — which could spell trouble ahead. Since 2020, many ...

With the Aug. 1 tariff deadline nearing, the U.S. is already seeing an effective tariff rate of over 18% according to the Yale Budget Lab, putting the rate at a 92-year high. In many ways, the first ...

Even with strong GDP growth and a booming stock market, 'there's something in the water right now that doesn't feel right' Confused by a tide of conflicting information, many Americans worry that the ...

President Donald Trump has rarely passed up the opportunity to tell Americans that the U.S. economy, with his hand at the wheel, is roaring. His administration has held up GDP growth rates, high ...

During last night’s presidential debate, the moderators’ first question, addressed to Vice President Kamala Harris, was about voters’ number one concern: the economy. Echoing the question Trump has ...

On a bonus episode (first released on March 24, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Trump and Republicans campaigned aggressively in 2024 on the economy. So now that he’s in office, we asked: do you think ...

(CNN) — There’s a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in the United States, and economists are increasingly sounding the alarm. Income inequality has expanded in a short timeframe, and ...

Iran's economy was fragile before the war. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, a professor of economics at Virginia Tech, about the current state of the country's economy.

The middle class is at the center of a shape-changing U.S. economy. Here's what you need to know. What's the shape of the U.S. economy right now? It's an "E," apparently. Forget the K-shaped economy.