When Ireland's GDP figures for 2025 came in, a startling 12.3% in real terms, many spoke of a fresh economic miracle. The number, taken at face value, looks extraordinary: no advanced economy grows in ...

A contraction is the phase of the business cycle when the economy declines, often with falling real GDP and rising unemployment, moving from peak toward trough (expansion, peak, contraction, trough).

An economic downturn or recession begins when the economy experiences a significant decline in typical activity, such as employment, production, income and a few other signs, according to the National ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

American workers' share of the economic pie has fallen to its lowest level since at least 1947, when the federal government began tracking the data, according to an analysis by Federal Reserve ...

When Hilton Worldwide CEO Christopher Nassetta introduced the term "C-shaped economy" during the company's latest earnings call, he added a new phrase to Wall Street's growing list of alphabet-themed ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

One week the economy is booming. The next week it's collapsing. Sometimes, it seems like both things are happening at the same time. Welcome to 2026. For years, economists talked about the "K-shaped ...

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today (February 1) presented the Union Budget 2026 in the Parliament, and during her Budget presentation she mentioned 'Orange Economy', a term caught ...

India is pitching its expanding digital economy as a new area of opportunity for Canadian investors. Addressing members of the Indian business community in Toronto, Union Finance Minister Nirmala ...