A combination of the words "boom" and "recession" can help explain why Americans feel so sour about a growing economy.

At independence, Kenya set out to eliminate three enemies, namely poverty, disease, and ignorance. That mission remains stalled. 63 years later, it is time to dismantle the system of extraction, ...

It has been especially difficult to get a read on the current state of this economy, ever since the government shutdown started last week and agencies in Washington stopped delivering economic data.

Tariffs by themselves will not send the U.S. economy into recession, though they will hurt the economy by a small amount. Consumers will have less purchasing power. They may spend more dollars, but ...

We love to blame Darwin for the brutal side of capitalism, but the truth is messier, and a lot more interesting, than the slogan suggests. Social Darwinism has become shorthand for a harsh, “eat‑or‑be ...

One possible reason for these differences is that distinct disciplines are trained to notice different things. Like photographers, we tend to focus on what our field puts in the frame. Economists ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to drive more value with data and analytics. When President Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 09: A general view of the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum on January 9, 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images) Roads, power grids, ...