Business leaders are not giving up on clearer conditions, but their confidence is no longer rising in a straight line. That is one of the...
Call it the trillion-dollar question, focused on the U.S. consumer: How much longer can spending keep outpacing the economic headlines? The latest Federal Reserve consumer...
Demand for electronic components related to artificial intelligence helped offset headwinds from the conflict in the Middle East and kept global merchandise trade resilient in...
The latest Beige Book from the Federal Reserve suggested that the consumer remains standing, but not on equal footing. While economic activity expanded in most...
Technology companies in the United States announced 38,242 job cuts in May, an almost two-year high. For the third consecutive month, artificial intelligence was the...
Amazon’s Prime Day hasn’t been confined to a single day for some time now. That multi-day trend will continue this year, though the shopping event...
Gas hit $4.56 a gallon heading into Memorial Day weekend. That was up more than $1.50 from where it was before the Iran war in...
Costco sold a record amount of gas during the quarter ended May 10, as consumers sought relief from rising prices caused by the conflict in...
Inflation in the United States hit 3.8% in April, its highest in nearly three years. The Iran war sent energy costs soaring 18% year over...