United States Economy – Page 2

The Week in Business: A Chatbot Yearns for Existence

The nation’s growing budget deficit. Inflation is cooling, but not as quickly as expected. And the Fed will offer insights into its thinking. Story Published at: February 19, 2023 at 12:00PM Continue Reading…

Feb 19

Investors Await a Momentous Inflation Report

Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index data could hold big clues about the Federal Reserve’s future policy moves. Story Published at: February 14, 2023 at 12:44PM Continue Reading…

Feb 14

What’s Really Behind Rural Resentment?

Readers respond to a column by Paul Krugman. Also: Lead in baby food; ChatGPT; sending migrants to all the states; how to invest. Story Published at: February 5, 2023 at 02:30PM Continue Reading…

Feb 05

Wonking Out: Is the Dollar’s Dominance Under Threat?

And does it matter for anything real? Story Published at: February 3, 2023 at 06:46PM Continue Reading…

Feb 03

The Week in Business: The Debt Limit and Politics

Microsoft and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, both said they would cut thousands of jobs. And initial estimates of economic growth in the U.S. in the fourth quarter come out Thursday. Story Published at: January 22, 2023 at 12:00PM Continue Reading…

Jan 22

Tech Layoffs Shock Young Workers. The Older People? Not So Much.

The industry’s recent job cuts have been an awakening for a generation of workers who have never experienced a cyclical crash. Story Published at: January 20, 2023 at 05:31PM Continue Reading…

Jan 20