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 ...

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 unpack one of the biggest economic buzzwords of 2025: What is a "K-shaped' economy?

SALT LAKE CITY — To borrow a phrase made famous by Sesame Street, today's economy is brought to you by the letter K and the number 175,000. Adopting letters as stand-in descriptors for economic ...

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.

The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how ...

The so-called K-shaped economy—where some experience positive growth and others negative growth—is perfectly explained by Austrian business cycle theory and the ...