Here are some things to know about the K-shaped economy: ...

Upper-income Americans are doing better, while low- and moderate-income households are falling behind. Why does that matter?

From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper part of the ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy.

The Federal Reserve’s influence on the economy is immense, and often misunderstood. Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, gives an exclusive, firsthand look into the ...

Donald Trump has long touted his wins on trade and the economy. But voters aren't convinced prices are coming down. What is ...

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales.

Worries about the economy might be starting to affect consumers' spending decisions. If the U.S. economy was really flying high, the Federal Reserve wouldn't have lowered interest rates last month. So ...

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Mr. Barro is a Times contributing Opinion writer. Mr. Mankiw is an economics professor at Harvard. Ms. Stevenson is an economics professor at the University of Michigan. Josh Barro, a contributing ...