How can an economy continue to grow at an above-trend growth rate with consumer confidence plummeting to a 14-year low? Record amounts of financial market wealth are fueling enough spending from the ...

A common business space requires rules that are observed by all ...

The U.S. stock market boomed in the first half of 2026, building on recent years of strength. Meanwhile, economic growth has been more muted. Artificial intelligence is the main reason for the ...

The S&P 500 (SPY) is highly overvalued with a forward PE of 25x and a Shiller PE of 40.7, historically signaling correction risk. Economic indicators—housing, employment, and manufacturing—show mild ...

The saving grace of this economy that everyone hates: Wealthy Americans are keeping it afloat by spending — throughout tariffs, inflation, war, you name it. The ugliest part of this economy: The ...

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Frontier-market economies today account for just 3.1% of global capital inflows, and less than 5% of global economic output. Measured by laws on the books, frontier markets have made substantial ...