We have the purchasing managers' indices for the U.S. and the news is good. The economy as a whole is not in recession nor even near it. Manufacturing could be said to... Read more »
Trump impeachment talk, China trade tensions, drone strikes in Saudi Arabia, a messy “Brexit” — it’s all enough to sour Wall Street and Main Street on the... Read more »
Labor Day, a federal holiday since 1894, is a nice end to summer. But labor as a social movement doesn't mean much to most Americans now. Read more »
U.S. stocks continued their slide Wednesday and were on pace for the worst start to a quarter since 2008, as data showing slower job creation added to... Read more »
New York Fed leader John Williams said the economy remains in a good place and recent central bank rate cuts are aimed to keep it there. Read more »
Proposals from Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have raised concerns from economists and business leaders who fear the plans would sap economic growth. Read more »
Wall Street's main indexes were on track for their sharpest one-day declines in nearly six weeks on Wednesday after a report on private sector hiring suggested that fallout from the U.S.-China trade... Read more »
1 in 7 men in their prime working years aren't employed, leading to stigma and an increase in "deaths of despair" Read more »
The June quarter is not an aberration. India’s GDP growth rate has been slowing for five consecutive quarters now. This is only the second instance since December 1999 that the GDP growth... Read more »
When aluminum demand last contracted during the financial crisis and unwanted metal started flooding into warehouses, it took more than a decade to work through Read more »