The Latest Breaking News from Paul Krugman

The Princeton economist and New York Times columnist said tech billionaires are “often, in practice, easy marks for grifters and con men.”

Inflation is finally falling. Although the year-over-year inflation rate is still over 4%, well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, much of that reflects especially large price increases from last summer. As those unusual months cycle out of the data, the rate will likely keep dropping.

There may be anger over capitalism in the context of income and wealth inequality, but money is about more than just survival

Administration officials are misreading the political moment – polls show the electorate is on the side of the president