Our economy has rarely been able to simultaneously attain a low unemployment rate and price stability. Back in 1976, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic presidential candidate, made this a very potent ...

The gap between how economists and many people feel about the state of the nation has rarely been so wide. Number crunchers including Paul Krugman and Mohamed El-Erian have touted lower inflation, ...

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Wednesday. An updated version of the "Misery Index," which includes the 30-year mortgage rate, has been moving toward a worrisome level that historically has been ...

Jameela Jamil, from left, Brian Quinn, James Murray, Joe Gatto, Sal Vulcano and Andy Breckman participate in the "The Misery Index" panel during the TBS presentation at the Television Critics ...

Just about everyone experiences misery from time to time, and for some it is a constant—or all-too-frequent—companion. I certainly sometimes feel like I am spiraling or overwhelmed by negative ...