America’s economy is wildly confusing right now. Here’s what’s really going on

The truth is the economy ... There’s good news and bad: Mortgage rates are coming down (the average was 6.5% this week) and supply is going up, which should take some heat off prices. Read More

New policy blocks transgender Texans from changing sex on driver’s licenses

Transgender Texans will not be able to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, according to an agency policy change rolled out this week. Under the new policy, Texans will not be able ... Read More

Harris Pulls Ahead of Trump on Economy as Markets Prepare for New Inflation Data

After a roller coaster week for the markets, focus will change this week to a couple of important reports on the state ... the economy. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, she echoed Trump’s ... Read More

Is the U.S. headed for a recession? Here's what the experts say.

For much of 2024, it appeared the Federal Reserve had successfully navigated a tricky line, tempering the hottest inflation in four decades while keeping the U.S. economy from sinking into a ... Read More

Harris to Double Down on Consumer Issues Amid Improving Outlook on Inflation and the Economy

In a speech Wednesday in North Carolina, Donald Trump painted a picture of a U.S. economy that is ... it was all President Joe Biden could do to conceal his glee and take a swipe at the press. Read More

There is a 40% chance the U.S. economy is in recession, according to a new indicator

It shows the chances that the U.S. economy has already slipped into a downturn are around 40%, based on the latest Labor Department data for July. The downturn could have begun as far back as ... Read More

What is Tim Walz's record on the economy? Look at Minnesota

His positions could also help shape perceptions of the Harris-Walz ticket on the economy ... companies to stop doing business in the state. The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor organization ... Read More

The economy’s fine, but you’re not getting ahead: Welcome to the ‘me-cession’

While the jobless rate in Canada stands at 6.4 per cent as of July, 1.5 percentage points higher than record lows seen ... 1:48 Canada’s economy is ‘staying out of serious trouble,’ recent ... Read More

Trump Downplays Economy’s Significance at Economic-Focused Rally

They wanted to do a speech on the economy,” Trump said at a rally in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, in an apparent reference to his campaign aides. Have a confidential tip for our ... Read More

Big Take DC: Inside the Battleground State Economy

On today’s Big Take DC podcast, host Saleha Mohsin goes inside this “battleground economy” with Bloomberg senior writer Shawn Donnan and hears directly from voters on how this economic ... Read More

In Our View: International trade vital to state’s economy

That could be devastating to Washington; according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, China was our state’s biggest trading partner in 2023. Meanwhile, the mere threat of such ... Read More