Learn how the stock market operates, its importance for businesses and investors, and its reflection of economic health.

Can anything stop the stock market? The U.S. economy recently weathered the worst pandemic in 100 years, the worst inflation in 40 years, and the highest interest rates in 20 years. Yet from 2019 ...

The stock market is valued near its most expensive levels ever. Soaring valuations in artificial intelligence (AI) are echoing themes last seen during the dot-com bubble. History has a flawless track ...

A military conflict with Iran, a labor-linked affordability crisis and a tepid stock market have put the U.S. economy on uncertain footing in the first quarter of 2026.

Throughout the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, the S&P 500 has generated returns nearly threefold higher than its long-term average. More signs are pointing to the stock market being ...