We came out of the Covid pandemic and then experienced the biggest inflation spike that most of us have seen in our lifetime. That takes a toll.

Dissatisfaction with the economy drove voters to the polls. And Donald Trump was viewed as the change candidate.

CBS News polling showed that 45% of voters said their financial situation was worse today than it was four years ago.

The U.S. presidential election result has ensured a sharp turn in economic policy expected to upend global commerce and diverge from decades of American norms.

Roughly two-thirds of voters rated the economy as “not so good” or “poor,” compared to just one-third who rated it as “excellent” or “good,” exit polls found.

Advocates in Milwaukee believe the economy, combined with frustration over failures to implement immigration reform, is why some Latinos backed Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris won a slim majority of votes cast by Latinos, but Trump bested a high set by George W. Bush.

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election sets the U.S. economy on a course shaped by his agenda. Here's what that means.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped into deep anxieties about an economy that seemed unable despite its recent growth to meet the needs of the middle class.

The answer at the end of the day was not that complicated and it probably didn’t have anything to do with the Democratic Party of Georgia. To paraphrase Democratic strategist James Carville, it’s still the economy, stupid.

The president-elect plans tariffs and tax cuts, like in his first term. There are risks with both, but also lots of caveats.

While Americans remain frustrated about elevated prices due to inflation, the economy didn’t actually rank as the No. 1 issue for voters overall, according to preliminary exit polls. The polls, done by Edison Research for a group of media companies,