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While there has been a considerable amount of gloom regarding the U.S. economy lately, some groups are upbeat about their economic prospects. Take…

As indicated by writer Nick Timiraos, Puerto Rico has suffered a dive in population that is steeper and more financially disastrous than in any U.S. state…

Precisely two weeks ago, fifteen U.S. cities, states and counties raised their minimum wages in what the Wall Street Journal refers to as a mid-year burst…

The number of studies pertaining to the potential impacts of global warming continues to expand. Many focus on damage to property or to key industries…

Median household income in the U.S. rose to around fifty six thousand five hundred dollars last year. According to Census Bureau data, incomes rose among…

The International Monetary Fund has been sending out a lot of warning signals about the global economy recently. Here’s another. According to the Fund,…

When people talk about America getting older, they are typically speaking about its population. But as pointed out by Bloomberg, that’s hardly the only…

Anirban has good news about the odds of a recession occurring in the next year.

When you find all those pennies in your pockets or in the crevices of your couch, your probably feel pretty annoyed. Pennies are not very valuable and in…

If you are driving right now, you might be able to spot a Ford F-150 pickup truck. In fact, you may be driving one. Since 1977, Ford has sold enough…

Who does one consider to be the head of a particular household? Economic circumstances have much to do with that designation. As pointed out Janet Adamy,…

One of the greatest fears of workers is their potential to be replaced by technology. Many of us have already been forced to shift jobs due to automation.…

As a reflection of a reasonably strong economy, Americans are once again flying in large numbers. In fact, U.S. and foreign airlines carried a record…

There is nothing economists like more than challenging conventional wisdom. As an example, there is a widely accepted narrative indicating that the U.S.…

Click on the image for The Morning Economic Reports for the week of September 25.

For the week of January 26, Anirban covers car sales, the U.S. trade deficit and the U.S. debt burden.

The employment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released two weeks ago indicated that average hourly earnings are up in the U.S. by two point five…

If you have more debt on your household balance sheet than you would like, you may derive some solace from the fact that you are not alone. According to a…

Though retail sales have been a bit sluggish of late, data indicate that consumer debt is still on the rise. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New…

Americans love many things, apple pie, lemonade, and giant water parks. But above all, Americans seem to love mom. According to an Upshot analysis of data…