Tuesday’s flat reading on December retail sales was translating into concerns that U.S. growth may not be as strong as previously presumed — resulting in what will likely be a lower path for both interest rates and inflation this year.

Despite GDP growth and stock market gains, the majority of Americans continue to feel the other side of the "polarized" economy.

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US stock market crashes today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq turn deep red suddenly. The US stock market turned deep red as the Dow fell below 50,000 to 49,999.24. A massive 130,000-job surge in January crushed hopes for Fed rate cuts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about investing, markets and Berkshire Hathaway. Stocks have posted impressive returns in 2025, but saw a sharp pullback early in the year when fears of the negative economic ...

New Fed study estimates tariffs cost the U.S. economy 19,000 jobs per month in 2025, potentially raising unemployment by 0.1 percentage points.

• The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, according to the latest monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. • The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% from a revised 4.5%. • The latest data means 2025 saw the weakest annual job ...

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 top 10% of households to such an extent that the bottom ...

The U.S. economy saw modest job growth in December as employers hired at a steady pace amid economic uncertainty. The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added 50,000 jobs in December. That figure was cooler than the expectations of ...