The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism

From a K-shaped economy to a K-shaped culture: How journalists can accurately cover the U.S. economy from their audience’s perspective

How do business reporters accurately cover the k-shaped economic trend and capture its social reverberations? We've got you ...
Dallas Morning News

The 2026 economy, brought to you by the letter ‘K’

Volunteers representing Ohio State University and the University of Miami pack food at the North Texas Food Bank in Plano on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer If you’ve been ...
NPR

What is a K-shaped 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. Let's take a cue from "Sesame Street" now ...
NPR

It's the year's biggest economic buzzword, but what exactly is a 'K-shaped' economy?

There's a divide in how Americans are doing financially. NPR's Stephan Bisaha explains a tool economists are using to explain it - the letter K. STEPHAN BISAHA, BYLINE: You might think of economists ...
KSL

What is a 'K-shaped' economy and why is it a concern?

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 ...