The U.S. economic expansion remained on solid ground as it entered the fourth quarter, although some signs pointed to weaker consumer spending this holiday season. An initial snapshot of the Continue Reading
World trade contracted sharply in September, dashing hopes that the global downturn that has been weighing on exporters had bottomed out. The volume of global trade dropped by 1.3 percent in Continue Reading
Business activity in the U.S. is offering signs of a pickup in late 2019, contrasting with more sluggish economic performances in some of the world’s other largest economies. Data company Continue Reading
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cast doubt Thursday on whether Congress will be able to pass President Trump’s renegotiated North American trade agreement this year. “I’m not even sure if we Continue Reading
Americans are hungry for personal loans that they can use as quick cash to pay for anything from vacations to credit card debt, a potential red flag for the economy. Continue Reading
The global economy is at risk of settling into a low-growth rut without urgent action to roll back recently erected obstacles to trade and greater investment in tackling climate change, Continue Reading
Retailers gave a mixed read on consumer spending heading into the pivotal holiday season, with department store chain Kohl’s Corp. and Home Depot Inc. reporting weak demand, but discounter TJX Continue Reading
While almost everyone in Washington is glued to impeachment developments, Europe has been quietly drifting toward a recession. This is bad news for Christine Lagarde, the former head of the Continue Reading
Consumers, salespeople and lenders are treating cars a lot like houses during the last financial crisis: by piling on debt to such a degree that it often exceeds the car’s Continue Reading
World shares climbed back toward record highs on Tuesday, as hopes that Washington may roll back some of the tariffs it has imposed on Chinese imports rekindled optimism on the Continue Reading
