Researchers say governments and financial institutions underestimating threat because they rely on models that assume climate ...

The erosion of economic data over the past year poses a massive risk for individuals and businesses ...

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Americans’ confidence in the economy slipped in November to negative 30, according to the latest Gallup poll, the lowest level recorded since July 2024. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index — which ...

During President Trump's first term, the economy was a relative strength of his. During the 2024 presidential campaign, his promises to lower prices in a country grappling with post-COVID inflation ...

Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on ...

From the passage of landmark tax legislation to President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff agenda, 2025 featured changes to economic policy that will have major implications for American families and ...

Technologies such as electricity, semiconductors, and the internet have been transformative, reshaping economic activity and dramatically increasing living standards throughout the world. In some ...

When it comes to economic mobility, America is now falling behind other countries. “The American Dream is alive and well—and living in Copenhagen,” Michael Sandel, a well-regarded Harvard professor, ...