The stock market keeps climbing even though expectations for Fed rate cuts are falling. That’s not what usually happens.

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The Westpac Leading Index for the month of June was released today, revealing a stagnation in economic momentum. The index, ...

When experts claim "the stock market isn't the economy," they're highlighting a crucial disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street. ... "The Impact of the Global Economy on the S&P 500." Gallup.

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For investors, the first half of 2025 was a rollercoaster ride that ended happily. Market watchers think the rest of the year ...

However much investors might fret about the stock market in a downturn, history suggests the market will eventually recover. The S&P 500 took back all of its losses in the Great Recession of 2008 ...

It also seems like the market and the economy could get ugly fast when the real impact of tariffs is felt, and when, and if, the labor market cracks grow bigger in the coming months.

The stock market has tumbled since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs Wednesday, with the S&P 500 flirting with bear market territory Monday and ending the day down 0.23%.. The ...