GDP measures economic size; CPI and PPI gauge goods costs impacting buying power and production costs. Leading indicators like housing starts predict economic trends, lagging ones like unemployment ...

Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

The manufacturing sector contracted in June, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. It said the sector shrank at an even faster rate than it did in May. Manufacturing’s been under pressure, ...

Leading indicators provide early signals about where the economy is heading. Coincident indicators move in step with the economy, providing real-time insights into economic activity. Examining the ...

A forward-looking gauge of the economy fell by 0.5% in August, with the dual headwinds of a slowing labor market and increased import tariffs dragging down the Conference Board’s leading economic ...

Jul. 19—WILKES-BARRE — Jill Avery-Stoss, president of The Institute, this week said the low cost of living has long been one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's greatest competitive advantages, ...