What started as a term to describe the pandemic recovery has become a catchall in these anxious economic times.

The US seems to be in a "K-shaped" recovery where employment for high-wage industries has not taken as big as a hit as many low-wage industries.

We look at why the unequal "K-shaped" pandemic recovery persists half a decade later, according to professor Peter Atwater. According to its proponents, that’s led to a rise in inequality, with many ...

The K-shaped economy describes a growing divide between higher and lower wage earners. A red hot investment markets, driven by AI development, has widened the K-shaped divide. Americans and Utahns ...

The K-shaped economy is no longer a niche term from academic seminars, it is the shorthand economists now use for a split reality in which one slice of America races ahead while another falls behind.

WASHINGTON (AP) — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the ...

(NewsNation) — The U.S. economy is pulling apart: Booming for some, breaking for many. In other words, it’s looking K-shaped — one branch climbs while the other falls. “There are now two Americas: A ...

Right about this time every year, I'm confronted with an eternal question: When does "the holiday season" actually start? There's no disputing the fact that, over my lifetime, the start of the holiday ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The “K-shaped economy” describes how wealthy Americans enjoy rising incomes and wealth while lower-income ...