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The Atlantic
The quality and variety of food in the U.S. has never been better. The business seems to be struggling. What’s really going on?
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Reuters
A new analysis of where "innovation" jobs are being created in the United States paints a stark portrait of a divided economy where the industries seen as key to future growth cluster in a narrowing set of places.
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American Banker
As part of its justification for developing its own government-backed system, the central bank said that leaving only a single fast network run by big banks constitutes a potential risk to the economy.
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Stratfor
Driven by changes in demographics and technology, agriculture's political clout will continue to wane in the U.S. and elsewhere. But the sector still has a central role to play in present-day trade talks.
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Reuters
(Reuters) - The Midwestern states hit hardest by job automation in recent decades, places that were pivotal to U.S. President Donald Trump's election, will be under the most pressure again as advances in artificial intelligence reshape the workplace, according to a new study by Brookings Institution researchers.
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CNBC
At first glance, it looks like a $9 trillion time bomb is ready to detonate, a corporate debt load that has escalated thanks to easy borrowing terms and a seemingly endless thirst from investors. On Wall Street, though, hopes are fairly high that it's a manageable problem, at least for the next year or two.
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Visual Capitalist
This interactive graphic shows the poverty rate of every state, and also how poverty levels have changed over time according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Bloomberg
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McKinsey & Company
Without concerted effort, automation could heighten disparities that already harm the African American workforce.
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Business Insider
The US federal government could soon spend more on interest for its debt then on the military with interest payments to make up 13% of the federal budget a decade from now, The New York Times reported.
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CNN
For the first time since 1973, the United States is the world's largest producer of crude oil.
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Eudaimonia & Co
You might say, having read some of my recent essays, “Umair! Don’t worry! Everything will be fine! It’s not that bad!” I would look at you politely, and then say gently, “To tell you the truth, I…
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Stratfor
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is hoping to avert the latest wave of proposed U.S. tariffs, which take aim at the EU and global auto sectors. But with each progressive battle, the Trump administration's trade war is less about trade partners and more about trade itself.
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Stratfor
U.S. farmers are the targets of retaliatory tariffs on agriculture that will further hurt the industry, which is already facing a long-term loss of clout.
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Stratfor
U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs may have kicked off an international trade conflict, but it's just the latest in a long series of trade disputes the United States has weathered.
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Financial Times
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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DW Documentary
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Visual Politik EN
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Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
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South China Morning Post
Will the US economy plunge into a recession by 2021? Half of America’s business economists expect it to happen
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The New York Times
Tax cuts, spending increases and higher interest rates could make it harder to respond to future recessions and deal with other needs.
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Information on potential economic effects could help guide federal efforts to reduce fiscal exposure
United States Government Accountability Office
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Fox Business
Between 2012 and 2019, the U.S. economy added 480,000 gig jobs as companies looked for more flexible workers.
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Daily Mail
A new study by a British financial services firm predicts that China and India will be the two largest economies in the world by 2030, followed by the U.S. and Indonesia. Hong Kong is pictured.
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CNN
If Congress doesn't act soon, tens of millions of Americans will only receive about three-quarters of their Social Security benefits when they retire.
