economy

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index hit 108.8 last month, sparking record-breaking optimism among small-business owners, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.

Going into a Trump presidency, polls show that Americans are largely divided on their opinion of Trump, but most are hopeful, especially when it comes to the economy.

Guess who has the world’s 15th largest economy, right between Russia and Australia? American religion. Yep.

It's not often that an academic report changes the conversation about religion in America, but one just did.

A new study claims that religious institutions contribute more to the U.S. economy than corporations like Google, Apple, and Facebook combined.

Healthy economies need young workers. And thanks to its one-child policy, China is facing a less-than-rosy economic future. Here's a lesson in demographics and worldview.

Stocks tumble after unprecedented decision, but supporters don’t expect long term downturn.

While more than doubling the minimum wage makes for a great political stump speech, the realities of such a move could prove to be not so great for the American worker.

One thing is for sure, however; in the past five years there has been a growing sense of foreboding about the world’s economic future.

Pat Robertson has claimed that Monday's economic downturn is due to the nation’s failure to defund Planned Parenthood.