Economy

A major fight is brewing over whether the right to control prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket lies with the states or the federal government. 

Advocates see a way to buffer against bigger countries bullying smaller ones.

Most companies these days are using generative AI to some extent. So far, it hasn’t made much of an impact on productivity.

Here’s how home builders in Texas, Georgia and Michigan feel about where the housing market is headed.

Prices are still rising on most consumer goods, but gas prices fell roughly 20 cents a gallon on average nationwide since January 2025, according to AAA.

It might take a while before increased demand translates into jobs. That's because companies are still facing an uncertain economy.

Monetary policy doesn’t just happen by magic. Instead, Fed employees in New York are carrying it out through open market operations.

This week, the EPA revoked what’s called the “endangerment finding,” which found that fossil fuel emissions can endanger human health. The agency says the U.S. will save money, but there are other costs, human and financial.

Turns out tariffs are being paid for — drumroll, please — us. Not foreign companies, us.

On top of the infamous “K shape” between high- and low-income households, economists also see a widening spending gap between high- and middle-income consumers.