The recent drops have rattled investors. And while the stock market isn't a perfect representation of the overall economy, experts say even U.S. households that don't hold stock should keep an eye ...

A bull market is when stocks steadily rise, usually during the expansion phase of the business cycle. Bull markets are usually accompanied by high investor confidence and a strong overall economy.

"The stock market is not the economy." Brenton Harrison, a certified financial planner, founder of New Money New Problems, and a member of Investopedia's Advisor Council, pointed to reasons to ...

Associated Press file photo / A collection of Barbie dolls are placed into a cart in Bowling Green, Ky., on Dec. 7, 2021. NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s tariffs crusade has taken aim at a ...

But what if it were ALSO a place where children came to learn how to survive in a free market economy? That's part of the idea behind a summer camp at JA BizTown, in Portland, Oregon. Kids at the ...

If the economy is worsening, a market recovery is likely to be short-lived. If indicators are improving, you might be witnessing the beginning of a bull market. It's hard to tell sometimes ...

But economists say that a more worrisome development may have involved the bond market. The marketplace for federal government bonds is central to the U.S. economy because its trends have a ...