Dr. Doom sounds more like Dr. Boom these days, but Nouriel Roubini still sees plenty of risks looming over the US economy. The economist, who’s often referred to as “Dr. Doom” for his bombastic and frequently bearish predictions in markets, laid out his top fears about the macro environment speaking to Bloomberg this week. Roubini,
Unlike in the U.S., candidates in France’s election have actually focused on how to tackle the national debt, as a new president is due to take charge of the eurozone’s second largest economy next year. Last month, a French presidential debate was dominated by the country’s rising public debt. By contrast, midterm election races in the U.S.
The U.S. labor market is bracing for a decade of slower overall growth, but a handful of industries and occupations are set to expand at a breakneck pace, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From 2025 to 2035, total employment will edge up by 5.9 million jobs to 176.2 million, representing growth of just
The old rule says you’re supposed to stop wearing white after Labor Day. For job seekers who spent the summer sending resumes into the void, there’s another piece of September lore worth paying attention to—the job market is supposed to pick back up. The phenomenon has been dubbed the “September Surge,” a term Fortune was
America has spent decades building a sprawling higher education system around a steady supply of college-age students. Now, there are about to be fewer of them to go around. A record 3.9 million U.S. students graduated from high school in 2025. But that peak marks a turning point: By 2041, the country is projected to
As the US-Canadian trade war expands, some Canadians are purposefully shrinking their shopping options by staying local. It isn’t easy. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods went into effect, prompting “dollar-for-dollar” retaliatory tariffs from Canada — the latest escalation since the trade war officially began in March 2025,