The debt ceiling drama is heating up.  We’re now weeks away from the US potentially defaulting on its debt — an unprecedented event that could cause mass unemployment and...

The Consumer Price Index is the most-watched economic report on US inflation. We get updates on it around the middle of every month. On Wednesday, we’ll get April’s report of...

There seems to be one common thread weaving through all the issues the markets care about: debt. The Fed is trying to control the economy with it, politicians are arguing over...

Another bank just bit the dust. First Republic was closed by the FDIC and bought by JPMorgan, marking the second-biggest US bank failure on record. Now, three out of the four...

For a while, it was awfully quiet out there. Too quiet. The S&P 500 just went a whole month without a 1% drop for the first time since the bear market began. And the VIX...

Housing was one of the first sectors to fall victim to rising interest rates after a decade-long boom. And today, housing demand seems to be coming alive again, defying the...

The world has been holding its breath for about a year now, waiting for a recession that still hasn’t come. It’s taught us that while it’s easy to call for a recession — and...

General Electric is one of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year. And it’s all because of a breakup. Spin-offs — or the act of a company getting rid of a...

We’ve read — and written — a lot about how bank troubles could impact the economy. But for all the hand-wringing over inflation and growth, I’m not sure we’ve fully processed...

70% of U.S. retail investors remain confident regarding investments, despite ongoing market volatility 88% of investors have invested the same amount or more over the past...