Economy News Why Stock Market Records Aren T Always A Great Sign For The Economy

The economy is dragging, but the stock market is thriving. Why?

There are seven answers in the form of tech companies like Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft. But their outsized impact could spell disaster if the AI bubble bursts. Read More

AI has pushed the stock market to record highs. Why the economy could drag it down.

AI has pushed the stock market to record highs. Why the economy could drag it down. Investors are getting mixed messages on health of the U.S. economy, leaving stocks in limbo ahead of next week’s ... Read More

Why it’s so hard to figure out the economy right now

The K-shaped economy has been a growing problem for decades, made worse by the loss of guaranteed worker pensions, the rise of the gig economy, increasing health-care inflation, the high cost of ... Read More

The stock market has thrived even with all this economic uncertainty

A government shutdown. A weakening labor market. Stubborn inflation. None of it has seemed to matter for the stock market. At least not yet. Stocks closed moderately lower Tuesday, but it was the ... Read More

If the economy is good, why do some Americans still feel like everything is 'falling apart'?

Even with strong GDP growth and a booming stock market, 'there's something in the water right now that doesn't feel right' Confused by a tide of conflicting information, many Americans worry that the ... Read More

K-shaped economy: Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind

The markets have climbed higher despite continuing concerns around the shutdown, tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have set records more than 30 times this year and other data suggest the ... Read More

The Stock Market Sounds an Alarm Seen Just 1 Time in 25 Years as Investors Get Bad News About the Economy

U.S. stocks stumbled in early November as investors contemplated bad news about the economy, including the second-worst consumer sentiment reading in history. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 attained a forward ... Read More

Corporate profits are soaring even as layoffs mount. Economists call it a "jobless boom."

As U.S. corporate profits rise and the stock market hits new highs, investors are reaping the rewards. Yet beneath the surge, companies have cut nearly 1 million jobs this year — the most since 2020, ... Read More

Should you worry about an AI bubble? Investment pros weigh in.

Artificial intelligence has fired the stock market to record highs this year, with companies eager to tout their AI prowess and investor darlings like AI chipmaker Nvidia soaring on expectations of ... Read More

Why soaring gold prices could be a warning sign for the economy

The safe-haven asset has soared more than 50% this year. Gold prices have soared more than 50% so far this year, delivering mammoth returns for traders holding the safe haven investment. But the ... Read More

Economic promises helped Trump get elected. Now he has an affordability problem

President Trump says he is going to "make America affordable again." It's a pledge he made frequently during the campaign. And now, after dropping it from his lexicon for more than eight months, he's ... Read More