President Trump's expanding trade war is boosting the chances of a recession. Layoffs are rising and consumer confidence and ...

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Tariffs are imposed, then suspended. The stock market drops, bounces and drops. Consumer confidence plunged in February. What ...

Members of the Black faith community have started a 40-day fast or boycott against Target for stopping their DEI initiatives.

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday morning but analysts are watching for signs of a slowing economy.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Eugene Ludwig, former Comptroller of the Currency, about how some government statistics get the economy wrong.

The recent large drops in consumer confidence and sentiment are not the bearish omens that many commentators are claiming.

New data showed that consumers slashed their spending by the most since February 2021, even as their incomes rose.

Inflation slowed down slightly in January compared to December of 2024. But overall, Americans aren’t feeling so hot about ...

The numbers: A postelection high in consumer confidence after Donald Trump’s victory has petered out, as the public digests major upheavals in U.S. economic policies such as trade and tariffs.

Consumer confidence had the biggest drop since August 2021, due mostly to concerns about the president’s proposed tariffs and high prices on staples like eggs. Keep KCRW Independent. KCRW is here to ...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index – a measure of US economic confidence – dipped 7 points in February, which was “the largest monthly decline since August 2021,” Stephanie ...