After cutting interest rates in September and October, the Federal Reserve should pause at its December meeting — the jobs market isn’t in crisis but inflation remains menacingly high. By the summer ...

Peter Morici is a columnist for MarketWatch. He is an economist and professor at the Smith School of Business of the University of Maryland. Follow him on Twitter @pmorici1.

With students heading back to campuses, America’s universities need a reality check — and American business could provide it. Even before recent demonstrations disrupted campuses and forced ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have radically different views on how to manage the U.S. economy — but no matter who wins the presidential election in November, the U.S.

Former economist for Vice President Biden Jared Bernstein and conservative economist Peter Morici of the University of Maryland discuss President... Different Economic Perspectives On Trump's Tax ...

Federal Reserve policymakers shouldn’t lower their guard. Inflation isn’t dead. September’s consumer price index was up just 2.4% over 12 months prior, but core inflation, which takes out volatile ...

President Trump is wagering tariffs on Republican majorities in Congress. Even with most of his reciprocal tariffs temporarily suspended, these import taxes make a recession more likely, and Mr. Trump ...

Personal assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and generative artificial intelligence tools now appearing at work can amuse, streamline tasks and leverage productivity by gathering and organizing ...

President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington with a golden opportunity to continue the country’s accelerated economic growth. Over the past eight years, U.S. GDP has increased 2.5% annually.

The Trump economy is delivering growth and investment in artificial intelligence, the stock market is booming and real wages are rising, yet many voters are unhappy. If the Democrats flip the House, ...

A full inbox awaits President-elect Donald Trump when he returns to the Oval Office. Most individual tax reductions in the 2017 tax overhaul expire at the end of 2025. He has promised to extend and ...