With only weeks before the November 5 election, here's how top economists assess the health of the U.S. economy.

Taxing unrealized capital gains on the country's richest people is "an economy killer, Kamala knows that," billionaire Mark Cuban said this weekend.

Efforts to crack down on the border have clouded the larger immigration issue in ways often too nuanced to break down cleanly along ideological lines.

The dollar climbed on Monday and cryptocurrency bitcoin hit a three-month high as a rise in U.S. bond yields and the looming Presidential election continued to impact markets.

In the remote Nevada desert, the Baker Ranch couldn't survive without immigrant guest workers who come every year from Mexico. About 300 miles to the south In Las Vegas — increasingly a vacation playground for Americans from all political and socioeconomic backgrounds — immigrants are just as vital,

When I look at my monthly stock market account, I am pleased. When I go to a restaurant, I see smaller crowds. When I go to the grocery store, I sometimes cringe,” said Broomfield

Wealthier consumers, boosted by strong gains in income, home equity and stock market wealth, have increasingly driven American spending.

Voters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class.

Small-business owners “can make more money” under Kamala Harris, billionaire Mark Cuban said in Phoenix, telling the crowd that Donald Trump isn’t looking out for them and that even Trump’s son Barron likes his “Shark Tank” reality TV show.

The global economy is heading toward year end with unexpected tailwinds as slowing inflation clears a path for an unlikely soft landing. But while the economics side of the equation is looking up, political hurdles lie ahead.

A new AP-NORC poll reveals that voters are divided on whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump would handle key economic issues better, including taxes, jobs, and the cost of living.