Here’s a set of definitions for common and emerging economic and fiscal terms often seen bandied about in news reports.

The U.S. economy is still in a "strong position" despite "heightened uncertainty," according to the Federal Reserve's latest assessment. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Yet there's a ...

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Economic development once focused on attracting large employers, but there’s a growing recognition that entrepreneurship is just as valid a strategy. A surge in new business creation is reshaping ...

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) announced on April 2, 2025, that it has designated the University of Nevada, Reno as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) Designee ...

Recent market turmoil won't matter but a downturn could, experts said. Stock market gyrations this week came after a disappointing jobs report stoked concerns about an economic slowdown. The ...

An apocryphal World War II-era quote credited to a German Tiger I tank commander says, “I could always take out 10 American tanks, but they had 11.” It meant that no matter the commander’s success, ...

New York (CNN) — Economists added yet another term to their lexicon in recent months: immaculate disinflation. While there’s no official definition of immaculate disinflation, the phrase is being used ...

While the economy is still in a "strong position," the risks that unemployment and inflation will rise have gone up, the Federal Reserve said last week. Those factors, along with slower economic ...