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Ahead of the midterms, Natasha Sarin and Catherine Rampell unpack the state of the economy — and how much responsibility the president bears for it.

By Renusri K BENGALURU, Oct 23 (Reuters) - South Korea's economy grew slightly faster in the third quarter than in April to June, as booming semiconductor exports and AI-related investment helped offset still-uneven domestic demand,

A new report by TransUnion found that as credit conditions improve for wealthier consumers, others are struggling in the face of higher costs and rising debt burdens. Since 2023, the economy has become increasingly bifurcated, according to a new blog post ...

Why current conditions feel so weird, and what that could mean in November. By Jess Bidgood Six weeks before the midterm elections, the cost of living is steadily marching upward. The price of gas has risen to a national average of $4.47 a gallon, up 41 ...

Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is the Steven A Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Maximilian Hippold is a research associate at CFR. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the February U.S. and ...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy could grow at rates as high as 20%, arguing that rapid growth should not prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. U.S. GDP has grown at an annualized rate of 20% or more in just one quarter since 1947 ...

Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies shaping the American economy and is closely read by policymakers and business executives. President Donald Trump is carving out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) On the campaign trail last year, then candidate ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The US is implementing new legislation to sanction buyers of Russian oil, uranium, and natural gas, aiming to cripple Russia's fossil fuel ...

Despite record corporate profits and stock market gains, Mark Zandi says the situation for ordinary Americans "isn't sustainable."