On Friday, the Census Bureau gave us retail sales data for January, which fell 0.9% from December. That’s a much bigger drop than economists were expecting. Now, we usually see a drop in retail sales ...

A resilient job market, healthy economic growth, and high consumer demand point to an economy that’s in “an incredibly strong position,” explains PIMCO economist Tiffany Wilding. At the same time, ...

Investors typically expect rising long-term rates to put pressure on stocks, especially when inflation spikes, but the S&P 500 SPX was up slightly for one week through Thursday, up 4.1% for 2025 and ...

If costs are going up because consumers feel confident enough to finance big ticket items, Sarah House at Wells Fargo says ...

Stocks rallied on Thursday as investors digested fresh inflation data and new tariff announcements from President Trump.