Macroeconomics studies an overall economy or market system, its behaviors, the factors that drive it, and how to improve its performance.

Editor’s note: Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University and is a regular contributor to WRAL TechWire. RALEIGH – Every time there ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Economics is a broad category that ...

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Goldman Sachs sees signs the U.S. government shutdown may end by mid-November, but warns it's already weighing heavily on economic growth.

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