Economic uncertainty is seeping into consumer expectations, which can become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, an Aspen Institute economist says.

The New York Federal Reserve's new survey of consumer expectations found Americans are more pessimistic about the labor market amid concerns over rising unemployment.

The unemployment rate has risen over half a percentage point since the second quarter of 2023. Individual survey data ...

Behind the gradual and relatively small rise in the U.S. unemployment rate in recent years are a couple of less-closely followed labor market indicators that are flashing yellow for recession risk, ...

Earnings were $14.6 billion, or $5.07 a share, for the three months ended March 31. That compares with $13.4 billion a year earlier.

Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday, the second-lowest reading on records going back to ...

Big picture: Claims have stayed remarkably steady even as economists identify a rising risk of a recession in the U.S. economy. When claims, which are a good and timely measure of layoffs, are below ...

The United States this year fell to its lowest-ever place on the World Happiness Report, an annual survey published on International Day of Happiness. The 2025 report highlights the positive ...