Slight improvements in consumers’ expectations for business conditions, labor market conditions and incomes drove a turnaround in consumer confidence in February, The Conference Board said Tuesday...
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said in a Tuesday (Feb. 24) speech that rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could pose new challenges for the...
Home Depot is learning to grow even when housing does not. The retailer on Tuesday (Feb. 24) reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share of...
The global tariff environment has shown CFOs and procurement leaders that operational assumptions can be proven wrong at the drop of a hat. And the...
A leading Federal Reserve official says that employment in the U.S. likely declined last year. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showing that job creation dropped to...
Consumers continue to shoulder the expansion of the U.S. economy, even as late-year data reveal a more deliberate spending posture and a softer pace of...
Two days after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, the headline is no longer simply that the justices drew a line on presidential authority. The immediate...
Uncertainty is no longer a background condition for middle-market firms. It is now a measurable cost center. That was the central theme of “How Business...
This time each year, millions of consumers in the United States tell themselves comforting but misleading stories about their tax refunds. One story is that...