Economics

U.S. retail sales fell by the most in a year in December, pulled down by declines in purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods, putting consumer spending and the overall economy on a weaker growth path heading into 2023.

View real (i.e., inflation-adjusted), average net worth by race/ethnicity, age and education using the Fed's Distributional Financial Accounts.

Total layoffs in the tech industry have topped 200,000 over the last year.

The one hundred and nineteenth Reading Online Sport Economics Seminar (ROSES) by JC Bradbury, of Kennesaw State University, presenting “The Economics of Stad...

The recent spike in shoplifting is both overblown and real. And almost everyone is profiting from it (including you).

[LIVE] Tracking all tech startup layoffs — and lists of employees laid off — since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. This page is constantly being updated.

It’s a continuation of pandemic trends, but tough times may lie ahead.

You might assume that lottery winners are guaranteed to thrive financially in the future. You would be mistaken.

The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases.

Hot: omega-3 fatty acids. Not: worrying about mercury.

For the first time in more than sixty years, China’s population declined.

Bird flu is driving up egg and turkey prices — and killing millions of animals. Why won’t we vaccinate against it?

GQ sat down with the football star to find out how he made, saved, and spent his first (of many) millions.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring. A lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel and labor costs, has led to U.S. egg prices more than doubling over the past year, and hatched a lot of sticker shock on grocery aisles.

A Pigouvian tax is a government cost on activities that create socially harmful effect. Examples include taxes on gasoline and cigarettes

The Coase Theorem is a legal and economic theory that explains how negotiations help to settle property disputes.

If someone wins the estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, six of the top 10 U.S. lottery prizes will have been won since 2021 alone

Snow is peaceful and calm when it falls, but it leads to billions of dollars in cascading costs.

"It’s a small gesture but it’s a valuable one, particularly in a world that is becoming more digital and faster."

The Paris museum has been struggling for years against over-attendance

The late leader didn't just criticize racial segregation. He called for an end to economic injustice. April 4 marks the 50th anniversary of the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.

A well-known retailer takes top honors in brand trust, according to a new survey of U.S. consumers.

The donation comes after the club sold its star player, Mykhailo Mudryk, to Chelsea Football Club.

Trees make us happy, according to data, even when we're chopping them down.

DTE Energy is moving to a time of day rate plan in March, which means electricity costs more or less depending on when you’re using it.

With a blockbuster case set to begin, the superstar rapper sits at the intersection of complex questions about art, crime and the criminal justice system.

There are things that make us happy. There are things where we find meaning in the everyday. What are the things that give us both?