“But you just voted for Donald Trump,” Pelley said. Werkheiser replied again, “Yes.” The economy was considered one of the top issues concerning voters ahead of the election, but Pelley argued with Werkheiser that it has actually improved.

Markets are betting that the second Trump administration will bring robust growth, an unshackled corporate sector, and only modest downside from some of the president-elect's more disruptive plans. Why it matters: Policy will be volatile in the years ahead,

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was asked for his thoughts on large budget deficits and the rising national debt at his press conference following the rate cut decision last week, and his comments were telling. In fact, they were a serious warning on the future of the U.S. economy. Here's what he had to say:

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez recently took to Instagram, where she argued that "most people" aren't ready for the president-elect in office again.

U.S. voters’ decisive swing toward President-elect Donald Trump reflects dissatisfaction with recent inflation, as well as deeper fears about slipping financial security.

With his threat to impose tariffs on all imported goods, the rest of the world will have to learn how to better work together, without becoming too dependent on each other.

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.

Brian Leija, a 31-year-old small-business owner from Belton, Texas, was not surprised that a growing number of Latino men of his generation voted for Donald Trump for president this year. For DaSean Gallishaw,

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.

The election of Donald Trump will affect trade, technology and the environment — none of it in good ways, writes columnist Jon Talton.

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.