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The third possibility is the most intriguing: Both data sets are broadly correct. G.D.P. really is booming — but it is being ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the ...

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People are talking about America’s “K-shaped economy,” so named because charts show different sectors’ fortunes diverging ...

To say that a lot is happening in and to the U.S. economy feels like an understatement. And just as people are having a hard time keeping up with the happenings, the actual economic data is too. So ...

Is the job market still growing? How happy are U.S. consumers? Did the economy grow again in the second quarter after stumbling in the first? (Spoiler alert: GDP beat expectations.) We'll get answers ...

After six weeks of a government shutdown, federal economic data will once again begin flowing this week. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the monthly jobs report for September ...

What matters more: actual economic performance or the perception of it? Fundamentals clearly influence public opinion: if the economy is growing rapidly, people tend to notice. Yet perception can both ...

Insights and commentary on recent economic data and research, from NerdWallet's Senior Economist Elizabeth Renter. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

Every month, the federal government serves up a steady diet of economic reports on everything from the price of groceries to the unemployment rate. These reports are closely followed: They can move ...