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Now that the government shutdown is over, federal number crunchers are back at work. It could take time, though, to make up for the jobs reports and inflation scorecards we missed in the last 6 weeks.
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The economic indicator known as the Shiller PE Ratio is almost as high as it was in November 1999, just before the dot-com bubble burst. Is another bubble forming with AI?
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Several large companies had big layoff announcements in October, leading to the highest October increase in layoffs in more than 20 years.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that average policies have gone up 55% since 2022. -
A new book by the Nobel-winning pioneer of behavioral economics offers some advice we can all use. -
President Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean. -
Columbia University professor and Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz warns that unchecked inequality is pushing America toward economic and political peril.
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Food pantries were running low last week in a North Carolina county where about 1 in 4 residents receive SNAP assistance.
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Penny production will stop next year. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Wake Forest Economics Professor Robert Whaples about the penny shortage already hitting some businesses.
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Only about one in five homes sold in the last year went to a first-time buyer. And the average person buying their first home was 40 years old — a record high. A new report from the National Association of Realtors shows how challenging it's become for young people to get a foothold in today's costly housing market. -
From Saranac Lake, Emily Russell of North Country Public Radio reports on how families are scrambling to get by as vital aid programs remain frozen.
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From Saranac Lake, Emily Russell of North Country Public Radio reports on how families are scrambling to get by as vital aid programs remain frozen.
