According to data from the Federal Reserve, the top 10% of Americans by wealth own a record high 89% of all U.S. stocks held ...

On the right side, you can see the upper diagonal heading up, while the one on the bottom falls to the ground. Now substitute upper-income Americans for the topmost diagonal, heading up and away, and ...

Adjusted corporate income tax receipts and mild improvements in some state revenue sources have modestly improved state’s budget outlook, economists said This is a developing story and may be updated.

NORFOLK, Va. — Federal workers in Hampton Roads continue to tighten their budgets amid the ongoing government shutdown. Experts estimate the economy is slowing, as roughly $4 in $10 of economic ...

The economy might be hitting the brakes in 2026, and it's not just one thing causing the slowdown. It's a bunch of factors ...

If America’s economy has a prosperous holiday season, the data suggests, we’ll have rich folks to thank. The top 10% of earners now account for roughly half of all consumer spending, according to a ...

A forward-looking gauge of the economy fell by 0.5% in August, with the dual headwinds of a slowing labor market and increased import tariffs dragging down the Conference Board’s leading economic ...

Being the econ nerds that we are here at Planet Money and The Indicator, this Thanksgiving we want to give thanks for economic insights that improved our lives, solved a problem, or just plain ...

The velocity of money measures how quickly money circulates in an economy. Calculated as GDP divided by money supply, it ...

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