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EconomyIt turns out that Joe Biden really did crush Americans’ dreams for the future. Just look at how the vibe changed 5 years ago
By Jake AngeloFebruary 10, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
EconomyEconomy is marginally improving but only because the rich are splurging on luxury items and holidays, the Fed says
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 15, 2026
EconomyAmericans making more than $100,000 are quickly losing faith in the economy—and it’s a red flag for the white-collar job market
By Tristan BoveJanuary 12, 2026
Jerome Powell
EconomyWages are actually growing faster than inflation. Here’s why you don’t believe it
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Economy‘If voters feel like things aren’t working, they fire their politicians’: K-shaped economy math shows why Trump’s base feels betrayed
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 16, 2025
A woman looks down at a shelf of food while leaning on a grocery cart.
EconomyEconomist behind K-shaped economy sees a ‘sea of despair’ for the bottom 90% and a ‘crisis of confidence’ in the American dream
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 13, 2025
EconomyConsumer sentiment is sinking across the board — except for Americans with the most stocks
By Jason MaNovember 8, 2025
RetailHow Macy’s, Dillard’s, and Nordstrom are getting their groove back
By Phil WahbaNovember 7, 2025
A customer shops for furniture at an IKEA store on September 26, 2025 in Emeryville, California.
EconomyWall Street sees no ‘material drawback’ in stocks thanks to consumers, says Fed’s Hammack—problem is, shoppers are increasingly shaky
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 29, 2025
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RetailChipotle CEO says there’s ‘no smoking gun’ for burrito sales dip—but he wants customers to give the chain more ‘credit’ for affordable prices
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 24, 2025
EconomyBad ‘vibes’ may be having a bigger impact on the economy now
By Jason MaJune 21, 2025
FinanceAmerican shoppers appear to have recovered from ‘shock’ of Trump’s ‘extremely high tariffs’ as consumer sentiment rises for first time this year
By Chris Rugaber and The Associated PressJune 13, 2025
FinanceKyla Scanlon, the Gen Z economic commentator who coined the word ‘vibecession,’ says we’re not in one
By Alena BotrosApril 2, 2025
FinanceThe vibecession is back. But a change in mood about the economy is often ‘a harbinger of things to come’: a drop in consumer spending and business investment, economist says
By Alena BotrosMarch 28, 2025
RetailWalmart CEO Doug McMillon says customers are exhibiting ‘stressed behaviors’—and it’s already tanked the company’s valuation by $22 billion
By Sydney LakeMarch 26, 2025
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