Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.

Prices can get sticky. That helps explain why recessions hurt so much — and what policymakers can do about them.

People who lose their jobs in this economy are taking longer to find new work. Nearly four in ten people exhaust their unemployment benefits before they land a new job.

Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.

As European defense spending takes off, just about half of the funding in Europe's defense tech industry is coming from American investors this year. One reason why: European investment firms have restrictions on how they can invest.

A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.

Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.

U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%. Job gains for July and August were revised down by a total of 60,000 jobs, extending a lackluster run for the job market.

Diesel hasn't always been more expensive than other gasoline. Then in 2004, a switch happened due to air quality standards, demand, and taxes. In this week's Indicator newsletter, we dig into diesel prices, what kind of fun people are buying, and other forms of making your tax bill smaller.

This South Florida community is typically a refuge for Canadians fleeing cold weather, but trade tensions between the United States and Canada mean fewer are coming.

President Lula promised Brazilians four years ago they'd be able to afford picanha again. Now, as he seeks another term, the price of the country's favorite cut of beef is telling a different story.

Georgia’s candidates for governor, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson, are traversing the state touting their plans to address some of the economic challenges people are facing.

How does one price a cemetery plot? Are they using dynamic pricing to figure it out? We tackle that question and many more in this week's Indicator newsletter.

Farmers who grow soybeans, corn, cotton and other crops are facing another year of losses as soaring fuel and fertilizer costs offset higher revenues.

New research from a Georgetown University policy organization reports that people in Georgia are struggling more than the nation as a whole to pay for food and healthcare.