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When people discuss rising inequality in America, they often point to CEO compensation, stagnant middle class wages, tax laws that favor investment…

When people consider income inequality, they might fixate on CEO compensation. After all, in 1978, CEOs at large U.S. companies made about thirty times…

While many Americans are strangled by accumulated debt, the situation could be worse – we could be in Brazil. Brazil’s top credit information bureaus…

The U.S. economic expansion has entered its seventh year. Given the fact that the lengthiest recovery in U.S. history lasted ten years, it would be…

Startups like Uber, Taskrabbit and Airbnb are transforming the way that consumers access goods and services by matching people who need something – a…

The size of America’s labor force declined last month. The labor force includes both people who are working or actively searching for employment. Though…

A recent National League of Cities study analyzed one hundred state of the city speeches delivered by mayors from across the country. These speeches…

Regions around the country, including in Maryland, are striving to expand the size of their high-tech industries. While companies like Apple, Google, and…

While drivers, shippers and airlines continue to bask in the glow of lower fuel prices, the nation’s oil industry is feeling pain in the form of…

Much attention has been given to the large upward revision to second quarter U.S. gross domestic product expansion, now estimated at three point seven…

In July, U.S. construction spending climbed to its highest level in seven years, bolstered by an increase in residential construction, factories and power…

There are many economists who predicted that the US gross domestic product would expand in real terms by 3 percent or better in 2014. Those forecasts…

Recent declines in oil and gasoline prices represent good news for U.S. consumers and many retailers, but have the potential to diminish U.S. energy…

According to recently published survey by the World Economic Forum, worsening income and wealth inequality jumped to first place as the biggest risk for…

Economic growth, even when it seems impressive, appears to be generating fewer jobs than in the past. Often, the jobs being created are part-time and not…

The U.S. trade deficit, as reflect in the current account, is widening again. During the final quarter of 2014, America’s current account deficit rose to…

As pointed out by writer Neil Irwin, since the nineteen seventies, middle class incomes have been stagnant in inflation adjusted terms while the wealthy…

The housing market has entered spring with plentiful momentum. The strongest labor market in seven years has bolstered consumer confidence. That, coupled…

America sustained a massive trade deficit in March. Earlier this month, the Commerce Department reported that the nation’s trade deficit rose to fifty one…

Want to get married, then don’t grow up in New York. According to a new analysis of data compiled by a team of Harvard economists, spending one’s…