Focus remains on developments related to the U.S. government shutdown and any indications regarding prospects of further interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. A continued shutdown could mean more ...

The American consumer didn’t disappear in the first quarter of 2026. They just got pickier about where they spent their money — and the divergence is rippling through the fast food industry with ...

Even as the economists have raised estimates for economic growth, they have lowered prospects for jobs. The survey of economists by the Wall Street Journal was conducted earlier this month, before ...