ACS: The idea behind a K-shaped economy is that growth is unequal. BISAHA: The K shape is useful because it helps explain these clashing economic stories, like how people feel lousy about this economy ...

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor.

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 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.

Recent South Korean data indicates a K-shaped recovery may be afoot. While the economy remains heavily reliant on the robust ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — 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 upper ...

(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 ...

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.

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 ...

Many commentators today observe the U.S. economy is increasingly bifurcated, with the rich getting richer while poor and middle-class families are falling farther behind. Some refer to it as a ...