The stock market keeps climbing even though expectations for Fed rate cuts are falling. That’s not what usually happens.

For years the U.S. stock market sucked the air out of the world’s markets. At its peak, it accounted for more than half of ...

US economy stays strong with robust data, resilient spending, and firm balance sheets. Growth to slow slightly but remains ...

The Westpac Leading Index for the month of June was released today, revealing a stagnation in economic momentum. The index, ...

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For investors, the first half of 2025 was a rollercoaster ride that ended happily. Market watchers think the rest of the year ...

Economist Rob Shapiro warns that Trump’s policies and threats to the Fed could push the U.S. into a severe recession.

This week there will be quarterly earnings reports from big companies: Coca-Cola; GM; Lockheed Martin; Alaska, American and ...

The Nikkei stock index briefly surged over 2 percent to a one-year high above the 42,000 line Thursday morning, lifted by ...

Morgan Stanley expects tariff-related cost pressures to show up later this year, which could impact company margins and bump ...

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Today, the Netherlands reported its Consumer Confidence figures for July, revealing a slight improvement in sentiment. The ...