The past has shown that nontraditional measures like brothels, beer and lipstick can tell us a lot about the economy’s health.

Looming fears of a recession have subsided in recent months. With the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates and GDP continuing to grow, Americans’ economic anxieties have cooled. But one economist ...

A labor market chart suggests a recession could still be in the cards this year. Unemployment rate trends have predicted recessions, according to Société Générale's Albert Edwards. A silver lining may ...

When describing the health of the US economy, there is a temptation among economists, market analysts, and politicians to argue that the only true picture of our current situation is a sweeping ...