Economic promises helped Trump get elected. Now he has an affordability problem Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, even as President Trump tries to tout "record highs" in the stock market. Tamara Keith
Tallying up the cost of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history Economists are starting to put a price tag on the six-week government shutdown. But some of their calculations will be difficult to make because the shutdown temporarily limited government data. Leila Fadel
The government can now get back to measuring the economy with shutdown over Now that the government shutdown is over, federal number crunchers are back at work. It could take time, though, to make up for the jobs reports and inflation scorecards we missed in the last 6 weeks. Scott Horsley
Is an AI bubble brewing? Shiller PE Ratio nears levels seen before dot-com crash The economic indicator known as the Shiller PE Ratio is almost as high as it was in November 1999, just before the dot-com bubble burst. Is another bubble forming with AI? Darian Woods
3 questions about Trump's 50-year mortgage plan Experts in the mortgage industry are skeptical. Buyers would pay less each month, but would end up paying more over time. Here's what to know about the proposed 50-year mortgages. Bill Chappell
Maine cultivates next generation of loggers Maine's forest products industry is worth more than $8 billion. But its logging workforce is dwindling.
Trump floats tariff 'dividends' even while plan shows major flaws President Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean. Danielle Kurtzleben
What the push for affordability reveals about wealth inequality Columbia University professor and Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz warns that unchecked inequality is pushing America toward economic and political peril. Sacha Pfeiffer
Food pantries struggle in North Carolina, where 1 in 4 residents qualify for SNAP benefits Food pantries were running low last week in a North Carolina county where one in four residents qualifies for SNAP assistance. Adam Wagner
The US will stop making pennies next year. Cash-only businesses are already affected Penny production will stop next year. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Wake Forest Economics Professor Robert Whaples about the penny shortage already hitting some businesses. Ayesha Rascoe
