There's a shocking disparity between how high income and low income earners feel about the economy

Higher-income consumers were more likely to report stronger economic confidence readings when asked to look over the next year given changes that have come since the presidential election, according to JPMorgan's Cost of Living Survey.

US Economy Warning Issued as Shutdown Hits Americans

The federal government shutdown, which began on October 1, is now in its third week with no resolution in sight.

Powell speaks today: The final word on interest rates before Fed blackout, with government shutdown weighing on economy

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of Tuesday's speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, his last comments on interest rates and the economy before the central bank's quiet period that begins after Friday.

Government shutdown halts data, stokes risk as economy wobbles, experts say

The government shutdown halted the release of key economic data, choking off the flow of information as some experts warn the economy may be slipping toward a recession, some economists told ABC News.

Fed's Powell addresses economy pulled between risks to growth, jobs and prices

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will deliver his last scheduled remarks before the Fed's next meeting with the economy enjoying stronger-than-expected growth and a recent jump in productivity.
The Economist

Never mind America’s real economy. Its deal economy is booming

The number of mega-deals—mergers, acquisitions and investments worth more than $10bn—announced this year is approaching a record high (see chart 1). The third quarter was one of the busiest in history. Donald Trump’s MAGA revolution is yet to upend the real economy. Look to the deal economy, though, and American capitalism is permanently changed.

Trump losing ground on economy, poll finds

Donald Trump rode a poor economy back to the White House during his 2024 campaign, but seven months into his second term, most voters aren't seeing what they want. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll,

Is the U.S. economy getting weaker? Here’s what we know.

If the U.S. economy was really flying high, the Federal Reserve wouldn’t have lowered interest rates last month. So what’s really going on?

Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hiring

Rising tariff costs and other economic factors are forcing retailers to pull back or even delay their plans to hire seasonal workers.
AFP on MSN

As raids ramp up, Chicago's Latino economy withers

The quinceanera dress shops in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood are usually bustling enterprises, reflecting the buoyant mood of Latino families eyeing a brighter future.One of the dozen quinceanera shops in Little Village -- where families buy lavish gowns for their daughters' coming-of-age parties -- already went out of business,
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