It has been especially difficult to get a read on the current state of this economy, ever since the government shutdown started last week and agencies in Washington stopped delivering economic data.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to drive more value with data and analytics. When President Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

MoneyWeek has, in its quarter-century of existence, built up a pretty good record for calling the major economic trends in the economy and society, and explaining what they mean for savers and ...

On Wednesday, I wrapped up the class I’ve been teaching all semester: “The Great Recession: Causes and Consequences.” And while teaching the course was fun, I found myself turning at the end to an ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 09: A general view of the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum on January 9, 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images) Roads, power grids, ...

It's not every day that America's dollar stores become the hottest trade on Wall Street, but that's exactly what has happened recently. Both companies issued stronger-than-expected third-quarter ...

The Trump administration has, at least temporarily, rescinded its threats to impose tariffs on European allies in response to their support for Greenland. But since this issue may arise again, it is ...

Long before Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet planners and economists engaged in wide-ranging debates about economic reform. But they never seriously considered the option of a genuinely participatory, ...