American businesses faced the biggest annual rise in wholesale prices in 27 years last month, just as the stumbling economy caused consumer spending to drop.

American businesses faced the biggest annual rise in wholesale prices in 27 years last month, just as the stumbling economy caused consumer spending to drop.

A surge in U.S. commodity exports is a relief in an otherwise bleak economy, but it is an unreliable prop for an industrial power.

Commodity exports are surging. That’s a welcome relief, but it won’t help reverse the loss of manufacturing jobs, and it’s an unreliable prop for an industrial power.

Farmland in general is considered an excellent diversifier: historically, the returns are negatively correlated with stocks but tend to track inflation.

In just a few short months, the airlines have discovered to their glee that their customers are willing to pay for most everything from checked bags to pillows and blankets.

The current downturn should be particularly rough on corporate minnows, yet for the last six months, smaller-capitalization stocks have outperformed.

American exports are rising at the most rapid rate in decades, helped by a weaker dollar and by rising prices of food sent overseas.

Two years ago, Nouriel Roubini predicted the current economic crisis. Now he sees things becoming far worse.

U.S. oil futures fell more than $3, dropping below $112 a barrel to a 15-week low as the dollar rallied broadly on growing concerns about sliding demand.