We asked experts to rate the US economy in 2025. Here's what they said.

The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how ...

The US economy keeps powering ahead, defying dire predictions

The U.S. economy has defied many of the dire predictions from earlier this year. When President Trump took office with big ...

The US economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years as wealthier Americans kept spending

An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second ...

Consumer spending powers the US economy. A K-shaped economy will further test this dynamic in 2026.

K-shaped. This year, the division between the economic haves and have-nots widened, with sentiment souring as those in the ...

US economy flashes warning signs in new data, some analysts say

The jobs report on Tuesday "paints a sobering picture of a job market that may officially be turning frigid after a prolonged ...

Robust consumer spending, rising exports fuel US economic growth in third quarter

The increase in consumer spending was the fastest in nearly a year as households splurged on recreational goods and vehicles ...

Spending helped drive 4.3% economic growth from July to September, delayed GDP report shows

Household spending is increasingly divided between wealthy consumers who are helping to keep the economy humming and everyone ...
Opinion

Trump says he’s making America’s economy great again. He’s addressing the wrong problem

For many people, the economy is a simple equation: paychecks minus expenses. When it feels like our incomes are growing faster than prices, the economy is in good shape. When they’re not, it’s lousy.