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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.…

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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…

A new study led by Stanford economist Raj Chetty and Harvard’s Nathaniel Hendren finds that boys in the bottom quintile of the income distribution are…

Many people are aware that the economic gaps between the wealthiest Americans and others have widened in recent years. The same is true for the gap…

While many nations continue to be associated with disappointing economic growth, including China, Brazil, Russia and Turkey, there is at least one nation…

For many years, America’s college campuses collectively boasted growing student population. But as reported by CNNMoney, enrollment peaked in two thousand…

For a number of years, economists have wondered why all the technical wizardry entering our lives appears to have such little impact on economic growth.…

A narrative indicating that the top one percent of Americans are doing well, but everyone else is struggling has developed over the course of time.…

There have been many ideas put forth to help rebuild America’s middle class. Some have proposed higher minimum wages – others have proposed large tariffs…

Despite economic risks presented by slowing growth in China, recessions in Brazil and Russia, and the recent British decision to leave the European Union,…

As reported by CNNMoney, the United States is facing a one trillion dollar pension shortfall because states on average are not paying enough into their…

Imagine you are a taxi cab driver. One of your goals is to have a paying passenger in your car as often as possible. If you spend all of your time by…

Economic data has been pretty upbeat since last year’s presidential election. There is evidence of stepped up business investment, more rapid hiring, and…