Uncertainty, a stumbling labor market and major structural problems are all weighing down the economy. And Fed rate cuts may ...

A federal government shutdown may begin at midnight barring action by Congress, potentially sparking concerns about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. The federal budget is a mess, with federal debt held by the ...

Meg Tuszynski serves as managing director and research assistant professor at the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom at Southern Methodist University. Additionally, the state has been losing ...

Investors have shaken off threats of damage from shutdowns before. But federal layoffs, pauses in economic data and more ...

A government shutdown typically risks only modest damage for the U.S. economy, stemming mainly from furloughed public workers ...

Furloughs, delayed economic reports and closed national parks loom.

It overestimated April’s inflation figures and in August had to postpone the release of monthly retail sales data.

Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, is sounding the alarm on America’s chronic spending, national debt nearing $37 trillion, combined with a $2 trillion deficit that may balloon ...