The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how ...

An acceleration of consumer spending helped propel the economic surge, the agency said. Consumer spending accounts for about ...

Data this week showed that the American economy is growing at its fastest pace in two years — and yet polling shows the mood on Main Street is grim.

An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second ...

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting.

Concerns about inflation, tariffs and politics weighed on consumer sentiment in December, The Conference Board said.

Household spending is increasingly divided between wealthy consumers who are helping to keep the economy humming and everyone ...

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Our photojournalists and others have captured images of how major changes from Washington and elsewhere rippled across the ...

The U.S. economy economy expanded at a strong 4.3% annual rate from July through September as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew ...

The U.S. economy grew much faster than forecasters had expected in the third quarter, thanks to a drop in imports and a surge in consumer spending.

President Trump is changing his tune on the economy, suggesting Americans should buy less and will probably pay more and bear the brunt of an uncertain economic landscape as his wide-ranging tariff ...