Wall Street sentiment quickly shifted Thursday and Friday. After November retail sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau and a Federal Reserve System report on

Evidence of a soft landing in 2023  — a short, shallow recession or no recession at all – is building. Two of the nation’s most

The U.S. created 263,000 new jobs In November, despite six rate hikes implemented since March by the nation’s central banker to slow economic growth.  The

A Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta algorithm indicates the economy is experiencing spectacular growth this quarter, while a survey of leading economists indicates the economy

The bear market entered its sixth month and conflicting signals of strength and weakness in the economy stood out this past week.  Friday morning’s release

Buoyed by better-than-expected inflation data, the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market index gained +5.5% on Thursday and added nearly 1% more on Friday.  While

The pace of job creation is still strong, and the unemployment rate remains near its all-time low, despite aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes to slow

Housing starts have dropped from the peak rate of 1.8 million in April 2022 to 1.4 million in September, the nation is not experiencing the

Stocks rose sharply Friday and for the week. Stock values have come down since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the price of the Standard & Poor’s