The Latest Breaking News from Economy

Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year ahead

The economy doesn’t send polite invitations before it starts acting weird. One day markets are soaring, the next day headlines are screaming, and suddenly your portfolio feels like it’s riding a roller coaster with no seatbelt. But here’s the good news: turbulent economic skies don’t have to mean financial panic.

When budgets tighten, grocery prices don’t magically get nicer. That’s why the idea of passive income streams feels so tempting during a recession: extra money that keeps coming in even when life gets unpredictable. The catch is that “passive” almost always starts with some upfront effort, time, or cash, and…

Beneath buoyant growth in GDP and asset prices are serious worries: a soft job market and elevated inflation among them.

Experts warned 2026 looks set to be another ‘sluggish year’ with few policies to spur on private sector growth.

Combination of concern about economy and household cost pressures will continue to limit spending, report suggests

A simple plyometric move that builds power, balance and better running economy

By some measures, China's economy is looking resilient, with strong exports and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence

White House’s handling of the economy and its deportation policy raising concern among Trump supporters

As a scholar researching clouds, I have spent much of my time trying to understand the economy of the sky. Not the weather reports showing scudding rainclouds, but the deeper logic of cloud movements, their distributions and densities and the way they intervene in light, regulate temperatures and choreograph heat…

Not all side hustles pay off when the economy is tight. Discover four gigs that could waste your time and money instead of boosting income.