US economy

US economy

Omicron absenteeism poses fresh test to US economic strength

Omicron absenteeism poses fresh test to US economic strength

The widespread absenteeism is already constraining output, and several economists began the new year by downgrading their first-quarter forecasts

People line up at a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing at a mobile testing van in New York City, US, August 27, 2021. Photo : Reuters

Delta variant likely slammed brakes on US economic growth in third quarter

Fight to control $2 trillion crypto market heating up

Fight to control $2 trillion crypto market heating up

The drivers of the US economy. Photographer: Allison Farrand/Bloomberg

How weaker consumer demand could help the US economy

A boardroom is seen in an office building in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Racial inequities cost US economy trillions, researchers find

Wall Street. Photo :Reuters

Wall Street's subdued finish fails to detract from strong August

The view from one of the ship-to-shore cranes at Wando Welch Terminal operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, US May 10, 2018/ Reuters

Is the US economy running out of slack?

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks prior to signing an executive order on "promoting competition in the American economy" in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington U.S., July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Biden signs order to tackle corporate abuses across US economy

Construction workers wait in line to do a temperature test to return to the job site after lunch, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

US economy likely created nearly a million jobs in April

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Is the US economy recovering or overheating?

FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, takes his seat to speak at the Fortune's Most Powerful Women's Summit in Washington October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Warren Buffett touts US economy’s unexpected strength as Berkshire rebounds

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Government money seen powering US economy in first quarter

S President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk on stage for a virtual Climate Summit with world leaders in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

If Joe Biden is America's Robin Hood, this is his merry band