By David Prior | Oct 29, 2026 | Economy & Business, Featured, News & Analysis, Politics America’s economic scoreboard is about to get an update at the worst possible time for incumbents, with GDP and inflation reports landing in the final stretch before midterm Election Day.
Some important effects never make the headlines. This article was provided by a third-party and the opinions expressed here are the author’s. Morningstar values diversity of thought and publishes a broad range of viewpoints. Rising government debt doesn’t just affect…
In 2008, then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called America's largest financial institutions "too big to fail." Today, he says, the national debt is simply too big. Paulson, who led the Treasury Department from 2006 to 2009, gave a speech Thursday calling for the United…
The American economy is still expanding at a healthy clip, even as Washington’s trade and immigration agenda throws sand into the gears. Gross domestic product rose at a 3.4% annual rate, a strong showing that points to durable demand and continued investment.
Federal debt held by the public has surpassed the size of the U.S. economy for the first time since World War II, raising concerns about the country’s fiscal outlook as economists warn that some forces sustaining economic growth could begin to…
Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from 3.4% in August. Inflation rose 7.9% in February 2022, the, the biggest rise in the consumer price index in 40 years, the Labor Department reported. But what…
The reason why Donald Trump is terrible on the campaign trail as an incumbent goes beyond his inability to admit a mistake. Trump’s only style of politics is to behave like an outsider and campaign on how terrible everything is.
In a new interview with Vic Mensa, the Tennessee U.S. House candidate reflects on how his Afro became a symbol of Black resistance and political power. Screenshot from “The Vic Mensa Show” on YouTube “I started growing my hair out in…
The Federal Reserve declined Wednesday to elaborate on whether policymakers are adequately accounting for the financial burden of the Iran war on American households after Chairman Kevin Warsh acknowledged rising oil prices during a press conference. “I’m not going to…
Nissan’s redesigned Rogue debuts a new software platform with over-the-air feature downloads as the automaker works to catch Tesla and Chinese rivals. Hybrids will outsell full EVs in North America in... First Shift: Fed holds rates as loan costs climb
Trump, Republicans and the Federal Reserve: pressure for rate cuts, Jerome Powell's exit, Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, rate decisions and the fight over Fed independence.
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