By Joshua Kirby Germany's trade surplus widened a little more than expected in October as imports fell more sharply than exports. The eurozone's most important…
Markets seem captivated by the prospect of future declines in U.S. inflation, Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and no recession. These trades will get a real…
Extraordinary corporate profits were a driving force in last year’s surge in inflation, a pressure that is now easing rapidly as customers push back. Across industries…
Profits have been making a comeback. That makes a comedown for the U.S. economy seem less likely.The Commerce Department on Wednesday reported that before-tax corporate…
Markets seem captivated by the prospect of future declines in U.S. inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and no recession. These trades will get a…
The numbers: A barometer of business conditions at American factories was negative in November for the 13th month in a row, indicating little improvement in the…
Construction spending rose in October for the 10th month in a row, largely because of work on commercial buildings and government-funded public projects. Spending on…
The numbers: A barometer of business conditions at American factories was negative in November for the 13th month in a row, indicating little improvement in the…
Boeing‘s momentum on Wall Street continues. It just picked up another Buy rating. The analyst said not to sweat the economyExternal link—commercial aerospace is in…
Kroger Co. posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings early Thursday, but the supermarket chain offered cautious guidance for the full year, citing continued near-term economic pressures and…
The numbers: The cost of goods and services was flat in October, suggesting a further slowdown in inflation that could persuade the Federal Reserve to…
The numbers: Consumer spending rose a mild 0.2% in October in potentially another sign of a long-predicted slowdown in the U.S. economy. Analysts polled by…
The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose 7,000 to 218,000, in the week ending Nov. 25, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall…