economics
Recession Reversed: How American Consumers, Small Firms, and Policymakers Are Co‑Creating a Growth Spiral in a Downturn
American consumers are tightening belts but simultaneously reallocating spend toward experiences and value-driven goods, small firms are innovating supply chains and digital sales, and policymakers are fine-tuning stimulus to nurture rather than distort; together they are igniting a self-reinforcing growth spiral even as macro data point to a downturn. The