The Western economy is about to be dealt a devastating blow

We are rapidly connecting the critical components of the most important systems that keep our economy running to the ... In 1994, the American mathematician Peter Shor proved that a large enough ... Read More

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

New York CNN — Just 10 days ago, anxious markets were freaking out about the US economy ... The bad news is won’t get easier overnight. In June, economists at Bank of America warned that ... Read More

The economy is at a fork in the road

The economy could go one of two ways in the near future, and one last data point may make it clear. Read More

The Dow dropped nearly 500 points. Is bad news on the economy no longer good news for stocks?

In other words, bad news about the economy was bad news for stocks. That may sound logical, but it also seems to resolutely turn on its head the relationship between disappointing economic data ... Read More

What If America’s Politics Were as Resilient as Its Economy?

For all the analysis of what is happening to America’s economy, it’s more instructive to explore what isn’t happening. Just how did we ... The good news is that today’s vibrant outlook ... Read More

Canadian freight railroads shut down, dealing a potential blow to North America’s economy

Their sole focus is boosting their bottom line, even if it means jeopardizing the entire economy,” Paul Boucher ... “We can’t shut down a rail network by just flipping a switch,” Jonathan ... Read More

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

Just 10 days ago ... about a single data point when trying to assess the state of America’s broad and complicated economy. Viewed on its own, the unexpectedly sharp rise in unemployment two ... Read More