Browsing: U.S. economy
There’s no better way to fuel up for traipsing the Costco aisles for hours than a $1.50 hot dog and…
McDonald’s is rolling out its cheapest value menu in years, a move that could speak more to the state of…
How the Iran war’s nearly $1 billion-a-day price tag is deepening America’s debt crisis
On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office released its closely-watched, 10-year projections for the U.S. budget, this addition covering FYs…
The unexpected 92,000 drop in payrolls is a clue we might be reading the AI jobs narrative all wrong
The shocking news that U.S. payrolls dropped by 92,000 in February—market watchers were expecting a 50,000 gain—trained the spotlight on…
Top economists says companies are close to a ‘Cortes moment’ on AI, saying there’s no turning back
American companies are approaching what one top economist is calling a “Cortés moment” on artificial intelligence—a point of irreversible commitment…
More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt
In just one year, the Trump administration’s highly visible crusade against immigration has brought new entries into the U.S. to…
Trump claims America is ‘winning so much.’ The IMF agrees, adding that Trump’s trade policies are the only thing holding it back from even more
The U.S. economy remains the envy of the world in many respects, at least in President Donald Trump’s telling. But…
America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine
President Donald Trump has framed the U.S. trade deficit as a “national emergency” and a threat to Americans’ “way of…
‘Maya MacGuineas should be ashamed’: Scott Bessent launches war of words with the nonpartisan think tank that agrees with Trump on tariffs
Trump administration officials have had harsh words for anyone choosing to criticize the efficacy or legality of the president’s sweeping…
The Trump Administration’s mission to severely curb unauthorized immigration was both highly successful and politically popular. Yet a new research…












