On the same day as the president’s primetime address, KTTC is wrapping up a year-long check-in on the nation’s economy.

The economy endured some turbulence and managed some unexpected wins.

The American consumer’s confidence in the U.S. economy improved slightly in February after cratering a month earlier.

The recent Supreme Court decision invalidating many of Trump’s tariffs has created uncertainty for the US economy, particularly concerning trade flows and corporate strategies.

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz pointed to several concerns he had about the US economy, like the decline in blue-collar jobs & uncertainty over rates.

Goldman Sachs analysts have suggested that the impact of AI on the US economy was "basically zero" in 2025. The investment bank argued that large language

The report also underscores an odd aspect of the U.S. economy: It is growing steadily, but without creating many jobs. Growth was a fairly healthy 2.2% in 2025, yet a government report last week showed that employers added less than 200,000 jobs last year — the fewest since COVID struck in 2020.

President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy

Experts say the massive winter storm hitting the American East is taking a multi-billion dollar toll on the U.S. economy. But exactly how much is hard to quantify.

The final report card for the U.S. economy in 2025 is likely show pretty good marks — and set the stage for even stronger performance this year.

U.S. President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case ⁠for ⁠a possible attack on Iran in his State of the ⁠Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, saying he would not allow the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism to have a nuclear weapon.