Lucy Bayly

The stock market is sending mixed signals at the moment, caught in a tangle of overlapping anxieties. Predicting its next move depends heavily on which narrative you want to believe.

The state of President Donald Trump’s economy is about to come into full view.

On the face of it, the June jobs report presents a robust picture of the US economy, with a historically low unemployment rate, a healthy number of jobs added and wage growth that outpaces inflation. But a closer look at the data reveals blemishes that could mar that rosy outlook — with President Donald Trump’s economic policies as the most significant common denominator.

US stocks fell Thursday after the world’s largest retailer warned that 2025 would be a rollercoaster ride and said it expected sales to slow this year amid fears that consumers are tapped out.

US stocks fell Thursday after the world’s largest retailer warned that 2025 would be a rollercoaster ride and said it expected sales to slow this year amid fears that consumers are tapped out.

Wall Street kicked off the month of September with a bust, after a disappointing economic report dragged down the Dow by 626 points, or 1.5%, Tuesday afternoon.

Wall Street kicked off the month of September with a bust, after a disappointing economic report dragged down the Dow by 626 points, or 1.5%, Tuesday afternoon.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his firm Icahn Enterprises have settled charges for failing to disclose pledges of the company’s securities as collateral for billions of dollars in personal loans, US regulators said Monday.

US stocks surged Thursday after new data on the labor market suggested that the economy may not be headed into the downward spiral that traders feared.

US stocks surged Thursday after new data on the labor market suggested that the economy may not be headed into the downward spiral that traders feared.

First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to 231,000, the highest level since August, in another sign that the white-hot labor market is starting to cool off.

First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to 231,000, the highest level since August, in another sign that the white-hot labor market is starting to cool off.

Inflation was sharply higher in June, according to new inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Inflation was sharply higher in June, according to new inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Consumer expectations for prices to continue rising over the next year increased to the highest level on record, according to the latest Survey of Consumer Expectations from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released on Monday.

It’s not yet clear if the US economy will return to its pre-pandemic status, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday.

It’s not yet clear if the US economy will return to its pre-pandemic status, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday.

The bond market just flashed a warning sign that has correctly predicted almost every recession over the past 60 years: an inversion of the US Treasury note yield curve.

The bond market just flashed a warning sign that has correctly predicted almost every recession over the past 60 years: an inversion of the US Treasury note yield curve.

The bond market is flashing a warning sign that has correctly predicted almost every recession over the past 60 years: a potential inversion of the US Treasury note yield curve.