12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (315+ words) An economist argued Saturday that President Donald Trump's only hope of lowering inflation before the midterms will likely make him very, very mad. Professor of economics Justin Wolfers, who writes the Platypus Economics Substack, made the assessment during an appearance…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (50+ words) A bold Labor Day prediction made two months ago by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was dredged up Monday and trolled by a smirking MS NOW host.Peter Alexander repeatedly shared a clip of the self-assured member of President Donald Trump’s…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (58+ words) President Donald Trump's ongoing war in Iran is costing Americans $1 million every two minutes in higher energy prices, according to a Brown University analysis. That's a total of $100 billion in added costs. "Yes," Brown University confirms to its viewers, "that's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (49+ words) Fears that President Donald Trump could freeze foreign assets are driving billions in gold out of New York's vaults, an economics journalist warned.In a Thursday article for The Bulwark, economics editor and columnist Catherine Rampell described the gold retreat…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1333+ words) In a state once considered one of the most affordable places in the country, candidates have popped up at barbershops and in voters’ homes vowing to tackle a new problem for Texas: its cost-of-living woes.In ads, they’re holding bags…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) Two news anchors reacted with alarm to the global bond selloff and mocked the Trump administration's failed response. On Tuesday, CNN anchor Erin Burnett and Richard Quest, the host of Quest Means Business, explained what's happening in the global bond…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (362+ words) President Donald Trump's boast that cheaper gas is just around the corner after his energy deal with Venezuela didn't last long at all. According to a report from The Washington Post, energy industry analysts and experts in oil extraction are…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (45+ words) Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a much-anticipated policy speech and said almost nothing, which economics columnist Catherine Rampell says was the point.During a Friday morning speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Warsh warned that inflation remained "still worrisome" and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (365+ words) President Donald Trump's economic record has been so bad that one analyst concluded he must have wrecked it on purpose. Rather than resulting from external shocks, the 80-year-old president's economic struggles stem largely from his own administration's decisions, MS NOW's…...