Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, explains why the U.S. economy may be stronger than it looks.

In the laid-back beach town of Santa Cruz, a local retailer adds wildfires and epic rain storms to the list of things to plan for.

Consumers haven’t seen much reason to hold back.

Consumer sentiment isn’t as gloomy as the failure of Silicon Valley Bank might lead you to expect.

Reports on inflation, consumer confidence and jobs will be consequential. We asked economists to point out the most important items.

The mood worsened for the third straight month, but many Americans have financial cushions.

Retail sales rose in June, yet inflation is still a factor in how and where people are willing to spend.

They’ve been up and down like a bouncing ball for the past few months.

Americans are reassured that businesses are still operating. Yet some economic uncertainty lingers.

Confidence ticked down in November, but so far, each wave of COVID seems to have less of an impact on how consumers feel.