There’s a lazy way to talk about 2026: ‘either AI saves us, or it destroys us.’ But the most plausible outcome isn’t utopia or apocalypse. It’s something far more American: A productivity boom that ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The overall economy impacts small businesses, but particular impacts might be different for ...

On Oct. 15, 1929, the Yale economist Irving Fisher gave a small speech to an industry organization in New York City. It was the type of speech that would have been forgotten by history. But The New ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. New population estimates for the United States confirm the educated guesses that economists ...

The U.S. economy is ending the year in far better shape than many forecasters expected, with growth accelerating instead of stalling and consumers still opening their wallets. Output has picked up, ...

So, yeah, you should probably take economic forecasts with a grain — heck, a giant heap — of salt. All that said … It's still interesting to get a sense of what professional forecasters are predicting ...

Economists may have a pretty dismal record with predictions. But we're still interested in what they see in their non-existent crystal balls. On Oct. 15, 1929, the Yale economist Irving Fisher gave a ...