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K-shaped economy (n.) is an economy where the well-off keep gaining while lower earners stagnate or fall behind, splitting like the letter K.
K-shaped economy (n.) is first class getting upgraded while economy loses its legroom.
K-shaped economy (n.) is a luxury-car waitlist and a food-bank line, both growing.
An anonymous Twitter user, "Ivan the K", coined "K-shaped"; economist Peter Atwater popularized it in 2020.
K-shaped economy (n.) is a chart where the average is a person nobody has ever met.
The top 20% of American households own nearly 93% of all stocks.
Bloomberg News summed up 2020 as "a great year for Wall Street, but a bear market for humans."
K-shaped economy (n.) is the economy reaching a fork in the road and taking both.
K-shaped economy (n.) is when "the consumer is strong" means a few consumers are very strong.
K-shaped economy (n.) is a boom you can only see if you're looking down from it.