In May 2019, Pope Francis invited young economists and entrepreneurs from all over the world to brainstorm ways of making the global economy more responsive to the poor and to the planet.

That’s because economic sentiment doesn’t always match up nicely with data that shows the economy is adding jobs, consumer spending is growing and gross domestic product — the broadest measu ...

The US economy seems to have pulled off a remarkable and historic achievement. Yet with just days to go before the presidential election, the majority of voters say they remain displeased with the ...

Investopedia / Michela Buttignol The U.S. Gross Domestic Product report was released Wednesday, just days before an election in which the economy has become a top issue. Bush, Obama, Trump and ...

With less than three weeks until the U.S. presidential election, millions of Americans say the economy is a top issue as they decide how to cast their vote — an understandable focus after the ...

But the political stunt was anything but clever. On Wednesday evening, Trump was spotted riding shotgun in a garbage truck ...

When Donald Trump speaks about the economy, he sounds like a child. China gives us billions of dollars via tariffs. American auto workers take imported cars out of a box and stick the pieces together.

He played on fears of immigrants and economic worries to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. His victory signaled the advent ...

Americans are emerging from a yearslong funk about the economy, with the presidential election just a week away. The Conference Board’s latest consumer survey showed that Americans this month ...

One economic question that really matters in an election year: Are others doing better than you? By Emily Badger, Robert Gebeloff and Aatish Bhatia To many Americans, whether you are prospering or ...

American shoppers continue to power the US economy. Spending at US retailers climbed 0.4% in September from the prior month, according to fresh government data released Thursday. That was much ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping drive growth despite the weight of still-high interest rates. Wednesday's ...