economic indicators

Third-quarter earnings kick off next week with major financial institutions leading the way, followed by consumer staples companies like Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and Kraft Heinz.

The price of copper usually tells us a lot about the future of global economic growth. But recent developments could make it less accurate as an economic indicator.

Jobs lost at small businesses totaled 120,000 last month. What does that portend for larger companies?

Right now, there are signs of a tourism and spending slump that could spell trouble for the rest of the U.S. economy.

The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index fell sharply in April by 1%. It was the largest one-month drop since March 2023.

The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index was down by 0.3% in February — the third consecutive monthly decline.

There’s a lot of nuance in interpreting the data and different ways to measure it.

M1 and M2 figure into consumption and inflation and can be used as a policy lever by the Federal Reserve.

Income growth is continuing to propel the U.S. economy. But whether consumers keep spending into next year could depend on where they are on the income scale.

The increasingly dynamic nature of the American economy since the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought deep changes.