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Economist EJ Antoni warned that the U.S. economy is not strong enough to handle $100 a barrel oil prices caused by the Iran war.
The Heritage Foundation's 2026 Index of Economic Freedom finds nations embracing free markets, like Singapore and Ireland, outperform socialist economies.
The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a second estimate released on Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The overall economy has proved resilient in recent years, even as many households have struggled. The war with Iran is following the same pattern.
GDP growth was previously pegged at 1.4% for last year’s fourth quarter.
Hiring at US businesses unexpectedly plunged last month as employers shed an estimated 92,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A combination of the words "boom" and "recession," the term highlights the disconnect between surging economic data and the financial hardships many Americans are seeing in their daily lives. “Traditionally,
The US economy — the world’s largest — has shown surprising resilience in the face of President Trump’s policies.
Fed officials didn’t make any rate moves at their March meeting and released an updated forecast for the path of the American economy as the war in Iran stretches on.
The US economy has proven more resilient than many feared, but one Wall Street veteran says that a recession is only being held back by tech. Jim Paulsen, a markets strategist with more than 40 years of experience on Wall Street, argued that most of the ...