For the fifth month on a row, U.S. industrial production contracted in December reflecting a number of challenges including trade tensions, dollar strength and a general slowdown in global production.
Some readers may be old enough to recall a devastating period of energy shortages beginning in the 1970s and 1980s, as U.S. supplies fell behind and the OPEC oil cartel was birthed just as America became critically dependent upon imported oil.
It's that time again; Black Friday is over, Cyber Monday is past, only 20 more "biggest online sale days ever" before Christmas.
Mutual funds have served a laudable role in making investing accessible to millions of Americans and they continue to dominate the retail investment landscape.
"Let your winners run" is an age-old investing bromide that means don't sell your winning positions too early.
Clearly, the economy moves through familiar and repetitive phases over what is known as the business cycle.
This year has been a decent year for new stock issues, with about 120 companies going public and raising around $40 billion in new capital so far in 2019.
For fixed income investors, inflation can be a nemesis.
Exchange traded funds have grown substantially in popularity over the past 10 years.
The first official currency issued by a government was a coin minted in ancient Lydia around 600 BCE.
