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The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation. Everyone else hasn’t.

The U.S. imported $1.2 trillion more in goods in 2024 than it exported, a record annual deficit and a major economic irritant for President Trump. On Feb. 13, the president announced that his ...

The U.S. economy has proved pessimists wrong so many times, it’s tempting to think nothing can stop it. President Trump’s first-month policy blitz is putting that resilience to the test.

2025年3月1日 · They Crashed the Economy in 2008. Now They’re Back and Bigger Than Ever. Wall Street expects to sell more than $335 billion in asset-backed debt this year.

Economy Here’s How Government Spending Has Grown—and Where the Money Is Going Social Security remains one of the largest federal spending categories, while net interest on the national debt is ...

ALTADENA, Calif.—California’s economic future hinges on solving the state’s crippling housing shortage. The charred landscape around Los Angeles presents a major test. January’s wildfires ...

2025年3月4日 · Economists warn that tariffs have the potential to raise prices while also slowing the economy, increasing the risk of “stagflation,” a combination of anemic growth and high inflation.

The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s unless the U.S. rows back on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports, a senior official at the International ...

Economy. Inflation Heated Up in January, Freezing the Fed. Consumer prices rose 3%, as fight against inflation continues to face headwinds. By . Jeanne Whalen. and . Nick Timiraos. Share. Resize.