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Japan's two-speed economy grows more divided

The K-Shaped Economy Is Forcing Companies to Operate Two Supply Chains

Affluent consumers continue to reward availability, speed, and service, while financially pressured households prioritize value. Supply chain leaders must increasingly support both...

Has the economy gone C-shaped?

A K means the rich and poor are pulling apart. A C supposedly means they're coming back together. We hear the case for both. Which letter you see may depend on what you choose to p...

America’s housing market is splitting in two, and one group of buyers is getting left behind

Even though debate lingers about whether the K-shaped economy is over, the U.S. housing market is signaling it’s alive and well as activity remains starkly split along financial li...

The closing of the U.S. economy’s K-shaped gap

For years, America's economy has been defined by a "K-shaped" gap: The rich kept spending at a rapid pace, while everyone else struggled to keep … Source

Diners Are Trading Down or Trading Up

Consumers are bifurcating, trading down for clear value or up for clear quality, and brands that are neither get squeezed, according to Consumer Edge’s Restaurant 2026 Mid-Year Out...

Looking at What Used To Be EJ Antoni’s Favorite Household Finances Indicator

Back at the end of 2024, EJ Antoni was citing the Primerica Household Budget Index as indicator of consumer conditions. A recent study by a major American bank showed over a quarte...

Bessent said the K-shaped economy 'is over.' Here's what financial experts say

At a time when many Americans remain stressed about affordability, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared that the U.S. economy is no longer in a "K shape," a term used to d...

Bessent Says the K-Shaped Economy Is Over—Housing Tells a Different Story

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the K-shaped economy is over. Home sales show the divide between the bottom and top is still widening.

Inside NYC’s K-Shaped Economy: A Few Do Well, Most Do Not

Nitty gritty data on how the rich are pulling away from everyone else, too politely called a K-shaped economy. That is setting in nationwide.

Bessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’

Despite data to the contrary, the Treasury Secretary made the case that the K-shaped economy no longer exists.

AI boomtowns worsen divide in China’s split-screen economy

In Hefei, the heart of China’s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world’s appetite for AI hardware. In Changchun, the rust-belt home of gasoline-powered ca...

Economics & Investing Media of the Week

In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. This week, a map showing US Counties by...

Low Mobility

The United States has great economic inequality, but the American narrative is that upward mobility is not only possible but the normal order of things. This narrative has many com...

North-South economic divide could last years, economists warn

Housing, job and migration trends all point to the North Island being stuck in second gear while the South Island powers ahead.

Bifurcation will lead to 60% revenue loss for Palakkad Railway Division, says Leader of the Opposition in Keralam

He says the State government and MPs should exert immediate pressure on the Union government to review the decision

Can the Left Separate Economics From Culture?

[In This Economy] Economic impacts of the ‘historic’ P85 wage hike

Three things seem more important than rearguing the P85 wage hike for Metro Manila

Retailers See Mixed Sales as Consumers Tighten, Not Retreat

By Panos Mourdoukoutas This earnings season highlighted differing trends at some of the biggest U.S. retailers. At Target and Ross Stores, customer traffic increased, seeking style...

Life On The Sandbar: The "K" Economy

[Essay]Here on Cape Cod, you can see the "K" economy firsthand, and it is right next door. The house went on the market around Memorial Day, and since I've been up here, not one pe...

The future of Bharat’s economy is being built beyond cities

Across Bharat, demand is moving beyond essentials into categories such as education, mobility, healthcare, insurance, appliances, digital commerce and lifestyle-led services.

What Is The Economy Really Telling Us?

10 Ways Wealth Flows to the Upper Class and Bypasses the Working Class, According to Economics

Money moves in patterns. Those patterns come from psychology, from access, and from the different pressures that scarcity and comfort place on the human mind. None of this is about...