NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Moody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi about the strength of the economy during the government shutdown.

Nearly three-in-four U.S. adults (74%) say economic conditions are only fair or poor, up slightly from 72% in January 2024.

By Ben Aris in Berlin The world order is changing. The emerging markets are coming of age and they are setting up a raft of ...

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

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks ...

US Steel end plans to shut an Illinois plant as Trump threatens to invoke golden share authority granted when the firm closed its Nippon Steel deal. Read more here.

By Ben Aris in Berlin In what is likely to be a game-changing decision, Pakistan, a nuclear power, has given Saudi Arabia an Article 5-like collective security guarantee. The mutual defence agreement ...

Every release of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data generates intense debate. Analysts pore over decimal points, commentators point to perceived inconsistencies and critics claim statistical ...

Holding onto its position as the world’s economic powerhouse, the U.S. boasts a staggering gross domestic product (GDP) of over $35 trillion in PPP terms. The country’s dominant technology, finance, ...

Space Command: “Actively employs joint forces from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Space Force to accomplish the command’s mission.” What that means: Space Command is a Combatant ...

Switzerland is bracing for one of the highest tariff rates on its imports to the U.S. as the deadline for a trade agreement between the two nations approaches. The Swiss government is under immense ...