Full Recovery

Full Recovery

  This week’s chart shows the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP), adjusted for inflation. When people talk about the “economy,” it is generally the GDP they’re referring to. GDP measures the total market value of goods produced and services provided in a...
No More Downsizing

No More Downsizing

  For this week’s indicator, we present the Challenger Layoff Announcements Index. This series comes from a report produced by the outplacement firm Challenger, Grey & Christmas, Inc. It uses layoff data from various state labor departments to produce the...
Feeling Streaky

Feeling Streaky

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks were mixed last week as the S&P 500 gained 0.58%, the Nasdaq increased 1.55%, and the Dow fell 0.24%. Growth stocks led the way, as the Russell 3000 Growth index rose 1.31%. Value stocks, on the other hand, fell 0.07% on the week. In...