Mainstream economics and finance theories hold that markets immediately adjust to new information. While market prices do ...

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The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. AI exuberance: Economic upside, stock market downside VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard today ...

US job growth was historically weak last year. And US job growth was significantly stronger than expected at the start of ...

How can an economy continue to grow at an above-trend growth rate with consumer confidence plummeting to a 14-year low? Record amounts of financial market wealth are fueling enough spending from the ...

The S&P 500 (SPY) is highly overvalued with a forward PE of 25x and a Shiller PE of 40.7, historically signaling correction risk. Economic indicators—housing, employment, and manufacturing—show mild ...

A recent string of high-profile layoffs have taken up headlines and caused anxiety in the workforce. Companies announced 153,074 layoffs in October, adding up to 1.1 million cut announcements for the ...

Vanguard has released its annual outlook on the global economy and financial markets. This year’s report, “AI exuberance: Economic upside, stock market downside,” provides investors with an economic ...