The National Federation of Independent Business reported the second-highest reading ever on its small-business optimism index. A Republican administration in Washington and a new tax bill have lifted spirits.
If the Federal Reserve can get inflation up to the 2.0% to 2.5% target, then it can easily justify its quest to keep normalizing interest rates with rate hikes.
U.S. consumers have piled up a total of $905 billion in credit card debt and a total indebtedness of nearly $13 trillion.
The United States added 228,000 jobs in November, and unemployment stayed at 4.1%, the lowest level in decades. However the unemployment rate among black Americans was 7.3%, which shows the extent to which black…
Companies are not supposed to pick new workers on the basis of race, color or creed. That usually also extends to weight and age. However, these two groups are at a distinct disadvantage when…
Currently raging Southern California wildfires threaten more than 86,000 homes with a replacement value of nearly $28 billion.
The IMF on Thursday released its financial system stability report on China. While applauding the country's growth, the IMF warns that more effort is needed both to stabilize and rationalize the China's financial system.
Roughly three out of four business executives have an optimistic view of the U.S. economy over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.
At a meeting of his cabinet on Wednesday, President Trump said he thinks U.S. GDP can grow by up to 6% a year. He may be the only person who thinks so.
The yield curve is flattening fast. The spread between 10-year and two-year Treasury yields has shrunk to a level not seen in over a decade.
Interesting results from Pew Research Center on the way Americans view gender differences and what they believe are the sources of those differences.
Markets have been cruising to record highs and there’s no doubt that this has been spurred on by an increasingly positive outlook. Reflecting this, the Business Roundtable released its CEO Economic Outlook Index for…
U.S. factory orders remained strong in October, but the report did show a bit of slippage from the gains seen in September and August.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that the country would launch its own cryptocurrency, dubbed the "petro," backed by Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
The NABE Outlook is among the most carefully watched forecasts for economic growth. In its December survey, those questioned say a recession next year is highly unlikely.
