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EVEN HIS most ardent detractors would grant that Donald Trump is a masterful marketer. So it goes for the barrage of tariffs that he is set to unveil on April 2nd. The president has promised they ...

WSJ Heard on the Street editor Aaron Back explains why investors are alarmed by President Trump’s rhetoric on the economy and trade. Photo: Josephine Chu American consumers and their credit ...

New York CNN — A year ago, America was in a vibecession. The economy was in great shape (with some caveats), but the mood was disproportionately lousy. Today, the vibes and the economic data ...

It’s stunning how fast the mood has flipped. Investors who just a few months ago wondered if the economy was perhaps too strong are now bracing for real trouble ahead. The reality is that the US ...

America’s nearly five-year economic boom is starting to show its age. Cracks are forming in the economy’s foundation: Layoffs are mounting, hiring is slowing, consumer confidence is eroding ...

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday discussed the economy and the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) work in a wide-ranging interview on "FOX & Friends." The vice president sat down ...

Just 20 days ago, the US stock market was sitting at all-time highs. The US economy appeared to be growing at a solid pace. And a recession was nowhere in sight. Now, the R-word is seemingly ...

So where did this recession talk come from? It started with a projection from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta that the economy is on pace to shrink in the first quarter. You could almost hear ...

WSJ Heard on the Street editor Aaron Back explains why investors are alarmed by Trump’s rhetoric on the economy and trade. Photo: Josephine Chu Tariffs, government layoffs, funding cuts ...