Economy

Recent survey data finds that unions are getting ever-more popular among Americans, though fewer than 10% of American workers are currently represented by a union. 

High home prices and mortgage rates are joined by plenty of economic uncertainty.

Stocking up can help save money, but experts warn against buying too much.

The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index fell sharply in April by 1%. It was the largest one-month drop since March 2023.

Higher tariffs are not working out well for automakers. We’ll hear the latest.

A private company is envisioning something like a hotel on wheels to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Nina Eichacker, an economics professor at the University of Rhode Island, says the downgrade speaks to a “growing disparity between an administration that talks about wanting to reduce the debt and then pursues policies that do anything but.”

But both reports cover the period before the tariff uncertainty of the past couple of months.

Loreli Taylor took out student loans decades ago and still has debt to pay down. Millions of older Americans are in the same boat.

On some campuses, the term “college senior” is taking on a whole new meaning.