As someone who’s spent decades immersed in the freight and logistics industry, I’ve learned that freight data often tells the story of the broader economy long before traditional indicators catch up.

The chart of the day What we're watching What we're reading Economic data releases and earnings In lieu of official economic data (thanks, government shutdown), we have the Chipotle (CMG) economic ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he believes some sectors of the economy are in a recession or at risk of one, ...

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In the past three months, economists have changed their outlook for the U.S. to slower growth, higher inflation and greater risk of recession. The changed consensus in The Wall Street Journal’s ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some sectors were in a recession as he argued for more interest rate cuts.

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...

The prolonged freight recession and soaring operational costs keep the economy atop trucking’s concerns going into 2026, ...