Project Syndicate: What the Democrats should say about economic growth
The question for Democrats is: How can the U.S. boost productivity growth, in a sustainable fashion, while also sharing...
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Market Snapshot: Why U.S. stocks remain vulnerable as Trump trade tweets revive global growth jitters
Maybe investors got a little too relaxed about the U.S.-China trade war. After the stock market’s worst week of 2019, th...
Wall Street set to open lower after Trump's tariff threat, slow job growth
Wall Street was set to open lower on Friday after a sharp escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions and tepid job growth i...
Market Extra: Stocks drop, oil market crushed, bond yields fall as Trump tariff announcement stokes growth fears
President Donald Trump’s plan to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods homes in on investors’ biggest fear.
Apple Reports Declining Profits and Stagnant Growth, Again
Revenue rose slightly in the most recent quarter, the company said, but profits still fell as iPhone sales continued to...
China's retail sales growth falls to 16-year low as trade war risks rise
China on Wednesday reported surprisingly weaker growth in retail sales and industrial output for April, adding pressure...
Lyft reports large losses, strong sales growth in first earnings since IPO; stock sinks
Lyft Inc. reported better sales than expected in its first quarterly earnings report as a public company Tuesday, but al...
As IPO looms, Uber clings to hard-knuckled tactics in pursuit of growth
Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick used to tell investors he liked to keep his company teetering between ord...
Strong U.S. job growth expected in April; wages seen moderate
U.S. employers likely maintained a strong pace of hiring in April while steadily increasing wages for workers, pointing...
Wage growth among older workers is almost non-existent. Researchers blame the gig economy
Wage growth has sputtered among older workers. Researchers blame the gig economy.
Economic Report: ‘Job growth is still strong, but it is definitively slowing,’ economist says
Private-sector employers hired far more workers than economists had expected, according to a report that analysts may fi...
Eurozone Growth Rebounds Despite Trade War, Brexit and Other Fears
The monetary bloc grew 0.4 percent in the first quarter compared with the last quarter of 2018, a surprise given the dar...
MarketWatch First Take: Google sales growth is slowing, and it sure would be nice to know why
Alphabet Inc.’s revenue growth is slowing down, but the lack of any details about its business still doesn’t seem to be...
Project Syndicate: Why I forecast an acceleration in economic growth while others saw a recession
I thought the Trump tax cuts would have long-lasting effects — plus, some of my colleagues were tainted by politics.
Market Snapshot: A tale of two earnings seasons: The stocks hit by weak global growth and those that are immune
Weak economic growth abroad is consistently cited as a potential headwind for the U.S. stock market, but many U.S. firms...
NewsWatch: Snap stock surges after user growth beats estimates and losses narrow
Snap Inc. shares were soaring 8% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the social-media company beat expectations with it...
Strong stock and bond markets at odds over global growth
It looks like something has to give in global markets.
NewsWatch: The stock market’s progress to a fresh record hinges on a key gauge of economic growth
Wall Street is set to get its first read of 2019 economic growth as investors adopt a rosier economic outlook, following...
Pinterest stock soars after IPO, with hopes pinned on overseas growth
Pinterest shares soared in their first day of trading Thursday as investors bet that the company has only begun to tap i...
Cannabis Watch: Canopy Growth isn’t buying Acreage Holdings, it’s buying the right to buy Acreage Holdings
Canopy Growth Corp. is not outright acquiring Acreage Holdings Inc., as reports said Wednesday, but it is preparing to p...