The U.S. economy is very close to falling into a damaging contraction — and many states are already in a recession, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. Zandi estimates that ...

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The Institute for Supply Management said on Friday that employment contracted in September for the fourth straight month. The employment barometer rose only slightly to 47.2% from 46.5% in the prior ...

Energy prices are abnormally low and supportive of equity markets everywhere. If they were to spike, however, this would represent the biggest risk to the current investment environment.

Former star fund manager Peter Lynch has a thing or two to share with investors. Firstly, know what you are investing in.

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Medicare Advantage, the private-plan alternative to traditional Medicare, may finally see a hiccup in its blistering subscriber growth.

The Dow and S&P 500 extended their winning streaks on Friday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq saw a modest loss. All three U.S. stock indexes booked weekly gains amid a U.S. government shutdown.

From Salesforce to Duolingo, some of the biggest AI losers of the year are quietly building powerful comeback stories. Here’s why their stocks deserve a second look.

Investors are turning to so-called alternative data and other resources to get a grip on the U.S. labor market and economy during the government shutdown.

In today’s market, expensive stocks are getting more expensive, while cheaper names are getting left behind.

My ideal situation is probably to live and travel abroad for nine months out of the year and be in the U.S. for about three months.” ...