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Scott Horsley

Scott Horsley

Chief Economics Correspondent

What a Monopoly importer learned when it tried to make things in the U.S.A.
By Scott Horsley

What a Monopoly importer learned when it tried to make things in the U.S.A.

Scott Horsley | Jul 12, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
After getting hit with tariffs for the imported board games he sells, Jonathan Silva decided to see if he could produce a version of his Monopoly game in the United States. This is what he learned.
Tensions with Iran add fresh uncertainty to an already shaky global economy
By Scott Horsley
Tensions with Iran add fresh uncertainty to an already shaky global economy
Scott Horsley | Jul 8, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC
Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies
By Scott Horsley
Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies
Scott Horsley | Jun 22, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC
Here's how much the Iran war cost -- and how its effects will linger
By Scott Horsley
Here's how much the Iran war cost -- and how its effects will linger
Scott Horsley, Ruth Sherlock, Tom Bowman, Danielle Kurtzleben | Jun 17, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and hints at rate hike later this year
By Scott Horsley
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and hints at rate hike later this year
Scott Horsley | Jun 17, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.
Scott Horsley | Jun 12, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline prices
Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline prices
Inflation has surged to its highest level in more than three years since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, triggering a surge in gasoline prices.
Scott Horsley | Jun 10, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC
Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn
Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn
A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that.
Scott Horsley | Jun 9, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC
The U.S. adds 172,000 jobs. Many are in restaurants, bars and hotels
The U.S. adds 172,000 jobs. Many are in restaurants, bars and hotels
U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to keep pace with rising prices.
Scott Horsley | Jun 5, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC
More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Scott Horsley | May 27, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC