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The US economy just got its latest health check, and it looks promising.. Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced in the economy, registered at a robust 2.8% ...
The United States has a highly developed mixed economy. [44] [45] [46] It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP and second largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). [47]As of 2024, it has the world's sixth highest nominal GDP per capita and eighth highest GDP per capita by PPP). [10]
For much of 2023 and 2024, 5% CD rates were the norm, and many high-yield savings accounts paid similarly. Now that the Fed has begun cutting its benchmark interest rate […]
By 1970, it was estimated that the average workingman in America had 140 days off work each year. [41] US work hours fell by 10.7% between 1950 and 1979, though the decline was still around half that of Western Europe. In 1980, the American standard of living was the highest among the industrial countries, according to the OECD. Out of the 85 ...
America's economic strength and growth potential make it a compelling destination for investment, and this optimism is shared by some of the most successful investors, including Warren Buffett.
Capital gains are excluded for purely practical reasons. The Census doesn't ask about them, so they can't be included in inequality statistics. Obviously, the rich earn much more from investments than the poor. As a result, real levels of income inequality in America are much higher than the official Census Bureau figures would suggest.
Since the Great Recession, the “good” jobs—secure, non-temp, decent salary—have concentrated in cities like never before. America’s 100 largest metros have added 6 million jobs since the downturn. Rural areas, meanwhile, still have fewer jobs than they did in 2007.
By saving and investing, you might not end up as wealthy as the top 0.01% of Americans, but as the chart above shows, you can still do pretty well. You just need to have a plan -- and to stick to ...