The global economic system developed in an era of rapid population growth. With aging populations and people deciding to have smaller families, economists are raising concerns about future prosperity.

Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, on the factors shaping the U.S. economy right now, whether ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Moody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi about the strength of the economy during the government shutdown.

The fight over funding the government is likely to be a costly one. Each week of the ongoing government shutdown could cost ...

But that thinking changed with the emergence of endogenous growth theory, which aims to explain which forces drive innovation ...

The economics writer Kyla Scanlon on how attention has come to shape politics, our economy, Gen Z and more. This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the ...

As the economy becomes more unpredictable, Mr. Trump and Republicans have shrunk the safety net that catches people when volatility catches up with them. They cut Medicaid and did not extend ...

If you’re a college student in Georgia, the state’s economy isn’t just something happening in the background — it directly affects your life. It impacts how much you pay for food, how easy it is to ...

Naval museums are closed, though most shipyard and Navy workers are essential and working without pay in Kitsap County.

UPDATE (July 1, 2025, 12:17 p.m. ET): On Tuesday afternoon, following an all-night voting session, JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Senate’s version of Trump’s megabill. It now heads ...