This year, macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds have fostered heightened volatility in the stock market. Fed staff economists warned that the chances of a recession in the next year had increased…

With U.S. inflation coming in below expectations for October, markets expected that the Federal Reserve policymakers would soon have to slow or stop the monetary policy tightening measures. However…

Energy has been in short supply for most of the year due to supply-side constraints caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and OPEC+’s decision to…

Despite the Fed’s consecutive rate hikes and high prices, U.S. retail sales increased marginally month-over-month in October 2022. As the economy shows resilience, experts hope that…

Oil and gas company Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) continued its business momentum, as evidenced by its solid results for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The company’s revenues increased…

Market volatility has been widespread this year amid rising consumer prices and consecutive interest rate hikes by the Fed. The CBOE Volatility Index has gained 40.8% year-to-date. However…

This retail giant has a global presence and solid market position that are helping it remain steady amid shifting consumer behavior and an uncertain economic climate. Despite high inflation…

The Fed has been battling inflation, taking the benchmark interest rate to the highest level since the early 1980s. While the inflation in October came in cooler than expected, the

The Fed approved its fourth consecutive rate increase of 0.75 percentage points earlier this month, raising the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between…