Answers to questions you might be asking about where the market stands. ... Bear Market vs. Economic Recession ... The most common trigger of a bear market is a weak or slowing economy, ...

Now, the market volatility has raised questions about the staying power of the U.S. economy, which had been a pillar of global growth since the pandemic. NPR's Scott Horsley joins us now.

The economic news that changed the trajectory of investor confidence came Aug. 2 when the Department of Labor reported the U.S. economy created fewer jobs in July than expected and the ...

Mohamed A. El-Erian is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief executive officer of Pimco, he is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge; chief economic adviser at Allianz SE; and chair of ...

Americans woke up Monday morning to a stock market that was plummeting, further evidence that the country could be heading toward a recession. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 were each down 3% on the ...

Market Chaos Could Inflict Its Own Economic Damage A big hit to portfolios would be felt acutely by higher-income Americans, whose spending has recently been the biggest driver of the economy ...

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