Economy

China's economy grew by 6.1% in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics of China said Friday. What Happened This is the slowest annual growth for China's gross domestic product since 1990, when international sanctions following the Tiananmen Square Massacre weakened the country's...

The "strengths and resilience" of Hong Kong's financial systems "have not been undermined" in spite of geopolitical and domestic unrest facing the Chinese autonomous region, or so the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam told Asian Financial Forum on Monday. What Happened...

Last year was one of the strongest years for transportation and logistics companies. E-commerce continued to gain market share and increase demand for parcel shippers; tariff uncertainty and freight pull-forward put a premium on warehousing space and services; steamship lines achieved something...

A quiet trend continues to emerge in stocks that isn't receiving enough attention, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer: a stock shortage at a time when the average American is saving more money and investing in risk-averse index funds. What He Said The economy continues to perform well for the...

With Arconic Inc (NYSE: ARNC) shares down by around 40 percent since their peak of more than $30 per share in January, Argus dropped its bullish stance on the stock Thursday.  The Analyst Argus analysts John Eade and Emily Sayles downgraded Arconic from Buy to Hold...

The U.S. economy grew by 3 percent in the second quarter, which not only marks a major improvement from the original 2.6 percent growth figure last month, but represents the fastest pace of growth seen in two years. But billionaire investor Warren Buffett isn't 100 percent convinced this figure...

The resiliency of the U.S. economy is now being questioned after Tuesday's economic data report indicates cracks are starting to appear. According to Bloomberg, Tuesday's "abrupt" drop in the Institute for Supply Management's services gauge to a multi-year low represents yet another weak data set...

As you already know, there are no guarantees when it comes to the stock market and investing. The sensitive, responsive, and sometimes unpredictable nature of the markets is what keeps things interesting, however. Investing can provide many opportunities for growing your wealth. Even though it...

This article was originally published on Moneyball Economics. Inventory levels are too high… across all sectors. More critically, they have been surging for months, and are back to recessionary levels. It’s a demand problem: a year-long decline in stagnant sales and new orders...

This article was originally published on Moneyball Economics. Three weeks ago Southbay Research discussed China’s collapsing exports and trade, as well as the fact that further bank loosening was coming. More recently on Moneyball Economics, we released a comprehensive review of recent...

Former Federal Reserve Senior Officer Thomas Simpson thinks that the Fed is finished with quantitative easing. Simpson is an economist and also been an officer for the Federal Open Market Committee. He recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about why the Fed probably won...