New data released Monday show how the shutdown impacted the economy in September and raised questions over whether the ...

It’s become something of a seasonal tradition – with apologies to the remarkable Randall Munroe – for me to tackle your bizarre hypothetical economics questions. To give you a ...

American consumers, bruised by a grueling 2022, face another year of living dangerously. Optimists and pessimists alike can point to their preferred indicators to predict how the year ahead is likely ...

QUESTION: Why do the various economic indicators seem to be sending different messages? Is the economy doing better or worse? ANSWER: Not every part of the economy turns up at the same time. First, ...