Elisabeth Buchwald - Economics Reporter
Elisabeth Buchwald
Economics Reporter
Elisabeth Buchwald is an economics reporter for CNN Business. Her reporting focuses on demystifying the biggest business and economic news of the day into digestible and readable content.
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The US economy Kamala Harris inherits and how she may run on it
Jul 27, 2024
Kamala Harris will have President Joe Biden’s mostly strong economy to run on. Still, one of her biggest challenges is lifting the negative feelings many Americans have about the economy, stemming from sharply higher prices for everything from groceries to rent over the past four years.
Delta is finally emerging from chaos. Did it not learn anything from Southwest’s meltdown?
Jul 24, 2024
It’s a familiar tale in the aviation industry: A black swan event hits all airlines, causing massive flight cancellations. But, as many begin to recover, one airline emerges as a problem, unable to get it together — to the detriment of its customers and employees.
CrowdStrike to vendors: Sorry for the global tech outage. Here’s a $10 Uber Eats voucher
Jul 24, 2024
When reports came out Wednesday afternoon that CrowdStrike sent out $10 Uber Eats vouchers to partners — i.e. the third-party agents selling CrowdStrike to customers and managing their day-to-day needs — as a token of apology for making their lives miserable during the worst global tech outage in history, there were three main buckets of reactions.
You’re not going crazy — you may actually be paying higher prices than other people
Jul 23, 2024
It’s hard not to get fired up by how much more everything costs compared to just a few years ago. But people making the same exact purchases as you aren’t necessarily paying the same exact prices as you.
It’s not just Bob Menendez: Americans really love gold bars
Jul 16, 2024
On Tuesday, Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on 16 counts including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent.
Why fast food value menus aren’t as good a deal as you might think
Jul 11, 2024
Value is the new buzzword at fast-food chains nationwide.
Costco membership fees are going up for the first time since 2017
Jul 10, 2024
It’s soon going to cost more money to get your foot in the door at Costco. But the good news is your hot dog is still $1.50 — for now at least.
Americans are suddenly finding it harder to land a job — and keep it
Jul 8, 2024
Job seekers have been calling the shots for nearly four years as employers struggled to fill millions of openings to meet an onslaught of demand coming out of the pandemic.
Why you’re seeing lots of teens at work this summer — but still so many empty lifeguard chairs
Jul 6, 2024
Your kid’s summer camp is likely fully staffed. The ice cream store near you probably doesn’t have a “help wanted” sign up. But your local swimming pool or nearby beach could probably use a lot more lifeguards to keep it fully open this summer.
It’s the economy, stupid. Here’s what you need to know about it for the presidential debate
Jun 29, 2024
Bill Clinton’s campaign was right on the money when it coined the famous “It’s the economy, stupid” slogan in 1992. That’s because the economy has consistently ranked among the top – if not the very top — voter issues in presidential election after presidential election.
About
Elisabeth Buchwald is an economics reporter for CNN Business. Her reporting focuses on demystifying the biggest business and economic news of the day into digestible and readable content.
Before joining CNN, Buchwald was a personal finance and markets reporter at USA TODAY. In this role, she wrote about taxes, inflation and the financial struggles that Americans have endured since the Covid crisis began.
Prior to USA TODAY, she worked at MarketWatch, where she reported on the intersection of personal finance and economic policy.
Buchwald graduated from George Washington University, where she studied economics and international business.