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The attack on Iran on Friday isn't as important for US inflation as domestic demand, said an economist at a private Swiss bank.

Analyst David Brady said overvalued stocks are set to tumble, rebound before the presidential election, and then suffer a devastating crash.

Inflation has cooled and the unemployment rate has stayed low, but it seems plenty of people are still gloomy about the economy under Joe Biden.

The Federal Reserve is likely to continue holding interest rates steady this week, but a cut could come later in the year.

Framers drive up the cost by leaning into customers' emotions about protecting their precious art and their insecurities about their own design savvy.

The wage rise is due to a labor shortage following the war and an exodus of workers.

Higher interest rates are causing problems for US commercial real estate and ripples are spreading worldwide, but bargain hunters are ready to pounce.

Some economists think the US is well on its way to achieving a "soft landing" and avoid a recession, though not everyone agrees.

The Fed forecast in December there would be three interest rate cuts in 2024. Fed Chair Powell said in a "60 Minutes" interview that nothing has changed.

The labor market may be returning to pre-pandemic conditions, Goldman Sachs found, though hiring rates are down and unemployment levels may rise.

Inflation rose at a higher-than-expected rate of 3.4% last month, damping market expectations of imminent cuts to interest rates.

Some common developments between 1970s and 2024 include large fiscal deficits, huge government spending, and changing trade flows.

The media has been more negative about the economy than the underlying data would suggest, a new study from Brookings found.

Business Insider adjusted the latest estimate for the cost of raising a kid to account for inflation.

Cooling inflation and a flat unemployment rate don't matter as much to people as prices and jobs, according to Laffer.

Inflation is almost at the Fed's 2% inflation target, and interest rates are expected to fall in 2024: These will define the economy in 2024.