Retailers Paint a Worrying Picture of American Consumers
The retail sector suffered a severe blow this week. Macy’s and Kohl’s reported significant sales declines, indicating deeper underlying problems. Stock values plummeted across the...
Corporate America Is Hurting on China’s Worsening Economy
China’s worsening economic downturn is negatively impacting major American businesses operating in the country, especially those linked to its declining manufacturing, construction, and export sectors....
The Fed Has Laid the Seeds of a Crisis That Wall Street Can No Longer Ignore
In a concerning move, Fitch downgraded America’s credit rating, emphasizing the country’s growing financial vulnerability due to prolonged Washington dysfunction. The Fed’s attempts to combat...
Is AI's Rapid Rise the New Dot-Com Bubble About to Burst?
Despite the recent tech rally driven by generative artificial intelligence, concerns rise as Nvidia’s shares have almost tripled in 2023, with some attributing this surge...
U.S. retail sales barely rise, pointing to weak spots in the economy
The numbers: Sales at retailers rose a tepid 0.2% in June, reflecting a shift in consumer spending habits and signaling softness in some parts of...
Gold should be dead, but somehow it’s still adding value
Why isn’t gold dead yet? It hasn’t served a vital economic function since the government stopped treating it as money back in 1971. Actually, you...
China Controls Minerals That Run the World—It Just Fired a Warning Shot at U.S.
China’s recent move to impose export restrictions on minerals used in various industries serves as a stark reminder of its control over global mineral resources....
Wall Street Buys More T-Bills, Parks Less at Fed: WSJ
Money-market funds are reducing their cash holdings in a Federal Reserve borrowing program, indicating that market disruptions have been avoided despite efforts to replenish government...
Vacant Offices Are Piling Up in Silicon Valley
Updated June 21, 2023 12:02 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Silicon Valley companies are dumping office space at an accelerating pace, as tech...
Hotel Owners Start to Write Off San Francisco as Business Nosedives
June 12, 2023 12:01 am ET San Francisco’s once thriving hotel market is suffering its worst stretch in at least 15 years, pummeled by the...