How can an economy continue to grow at an above-trend growth rate with consumer confidence plummeting to a 14-year low? Record amounts of financial market wealth are fueling enough spending from the ...

The markets have experienced a week filled with cautious observation and data releases that could shape economic decisions in the near term. Several key events have captured the attention of investors ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

U.S. equities have proven resilient even as the Trump administration haphazardly implements policy changes, according to Morgan Stanley. The S & P 500 has risen almost 10% so far in 2025, while the ...

I could not be more pleased with how well the stock market has performed over the past three months. Considering I have minimal exposure to the technology sector, the recent improvement in breadth has ...

From jobs to housing to grocery prices, the U.S. economy has been weakening for months. But the stock market is telling a different story, thanks to a handful of companies called the Magnificent 7: ...

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The stock market is shrugging off worries about a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation, instead embracing a much-anticipated interest rate cut. That optimism still has room to run, analysts ...

Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

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If President Donald Trump tries to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it would set off a courtroom battle that would likely head to the Supreme Court. Most people familiar with the situation ...