Americans’ confidence in the economy improved after Republicans won big in the 2024 election earlier this month, a new survey found. The Gallup poll, released Tuesday, shows that Americans rank their confidence in the economy as -17,

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The economy sped up in November and kept the U.S. on track for another strong quarter of growth, fueled by optimism about falling interest rates and the prospect of a pro-business Trump administration,

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the economy, not racism or misogyny, was the deciding factor in Donald Trump's electoral victory.

There’s a pretty simple way to explain most of what happened in the 2024 presidential election.

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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Friday hosted a dinner to thank longtime supporters on the White House South Lawn. In one of his last appearances in America's top job, Biden listed a number of accomplishments and reflected on the legacy of his time in office.

"The U.S economy is the envy of the world," said Rutgers Business School finance professor Parul Jain. "Why didn’t that message get through to the electorate?” “There’s always a big lag between objective economic indicators and public opinion ...

When Donald Trump first entered the White House in 2017, Cyrus Razzaghi was running an Iranian business consultancy, advising US, Japanese and European companies about how to grab opportunities in a market emerging from years of economic isolation.