Today, with the December jobs report due out on Friday, I explain how the data are collected and why employment will be the pivotal economic indicator in 2026. Plus: credit card frustration. The first ...

2025 is finally over. It was a wild year for the U.S. economy. Tariffs transformed global trading, consumer sentiment hit near-historic lows, and stocks hit dramatic new heights! So … which of these ...

Netflix’s latest Korean blockbuster The Great Flood has surged to the top of the platform’s global charts for nonglobal films, but audiences are divided over its cryptic ending and philosophical twist ...

An economist has warned that the recent increase in America's unemployment rate represents an especially concerning signal for the labor market and wider U.S. economy. On X, Justin Wolfers, a ...

Bank of America said one of its contrarian indicators is close to flashing a sell signal. The bank's Bull & Bear Indicator is hovering just under an "extreme bullish" reading. The indicator recently ...

The U.S. economy is expected to slow in 2026 amid a downturn in optimism among households and businesses, according to a basket of monthly economic indicators. The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, ...

The Zweig Breadth Thrust indicator just flashed a buy signal for the S&P 500 (SPY) after the 10-day EMA surged past 61.5%. The indicator has a perfect track record since 1950 with 100% positive ...

The Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) Indicator Report tracks progress towards achieving the four objectives of the GCR. This year, 2025, sees the launch of the third GCR Indicator Report, which builds ...

Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein is now out on Netflix, with the monster (played by Jacob Elordi) shown to be far more human than his titular creator. The ending of the Netflix film differs from both ...

The US stock market has roared past every caution sign on its way to a dizzying 36% surge since the April lows. It’s now staring down one favored by investing legend Warren Buffett. The “Buffett ...

Warren Buffett's one-time favorite yardstick for stock market valuations has climbed to an all-time high, reviving fears that investors are once again testing the limits of market exuberance. The ...