The economy is sending investors mixed signals again. The stock market continues climbing to fresh highs, corporate profits ...

Several small, simple moves can collectively make a world of difference should the economy take a turn for the worse this ...

As rising prices at the gas pump hit consumers’ wallets, Americans already hunting for cheaper fuel may soon confront a bigger challenge: preparing for a potential recession. Oil price surges ...

Does a months-long bout of increasingly steeper inflation rates mean a recession could be just around the corner? Though the National Retail Federation believes U.S. consumer spending could drive 6 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brett uses “second-level thinking” to find dividend stocks to buy. The negative first quarter gross domestic product print has ...

Optimism among U.S. CPA decision-makers in February improved when compared with the outlook in November, but overall sentiment remains guarded. That’s one conversation topic in the latest Journal of ...

Torsten Sløk, the chief economist of Apollo, thinks stagflation is coming for the US. That's a dreaded scenario where the economy slows while inflation remains high. Sløk pointed to the bond market, ...

Consumers' expectations for inflation dropped in May for the first time in 2025. CPI data has been steadily improving, but sentiment readings have lagged the hard data. Improved consumer sentiment ...

Inflation rose quickly during the early years of the pandemic, and many Americans are struggling with their finances. Even though we’re not in a recession, it feels that way for a majority of the ...

The ongoing round of Trump tariffs is certain to leave some scars on the nation. But what kind? Are tariffs guaranteed to increase inflation or cause a recession? To answer this question, one must ...