The rise of artificial intelligence and the impacts of President Trump’s trade war contributed to a surprising U.S. stock market performance this year.

What will 2026 bring related to tariffs, inflation and hiring?

The U.S. is one of a handful of nations that allows people to sell their plasma.

Data centers are only part of the problem.

The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising faster than it has in decades.

Holiday spending was higher than expected this year, despite low confidence in the economy and many people reporting tightening their budgets.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to an economic analyst for Visa about consumer spending this year, and what we could expect going into 2026.

The Federal Reserve is carefully balancing a cooling job market with inflation as it decides on interest rate cuts. Concerns about an AI bubble have grown.

A much-delayed report shows the U.S. economy grew a robust 4.3% between July and September, fueled by consumer spending.