More than 7 in 10 Americans say current economic conditions in the country are "poor" or "very poor in a new CNN/SSRS poll.

Research from the JPMorganChase Institute points to another risk. Analysis of its in-house database of account holders showed inflation-adjusted income growth among those aged 25 to 54, a key consumer demographic, had slipped from around 3% annually to 2%, on par with the sluggish rate after the 2007-2009 financial crisis and recession.

In today’s newsletter: The shutdown is intensifying anxiety over the economy, and some Republicans are sounding the alarm. Gubernatorial hopefuls in New Jersey and Virginia make their final push ahead of Election Day. And the Trump administration is planning a new mission against Mexican cartels, U.S. officials say.

A sweeping new survey of 3,000 registered Latino voters across the country finds that economic anxiety continues to dominate the political mood heading into the 2026 midterm elections, with cost of living,

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the official third-quarter GDP report release, although real-time estimates from a pair of Federal Reserve banks suggest the economy grew.

The federal government shutdown has already cost the US economy at least $18 billion this year, a figure that “will intensify” in the weeks to come, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse.

Activists call for week-long spending freeze and work stoppage during major shopping period, with support from Rosie O'Donnell and social media influencers

"Seeing the videos and the photographs is one thing, but actually being there in person and seeing the damage is quite another," Jamaican Sen. Abka Fitz-Henley said. "It's heartbreaking."

China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sought to expand mutual investment with Russia and affirmed Beijing's commitment to advance ties despite "turbulent" external conditions, Chinese state media reported.