Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. Images: AFP/Getty Images/ABC/MSNBC/Zuma Press/Shutterstock Composite: Mark Kelly The best ...

The world is full of surprises. When we published our Outlook 2020 in December 2019, we did not forecast a recession in the United States. Heading into 2020, the economy was growing modestly—we didn’t ...

The big economic driver in 2023 was job growth. Jobs had recovered all their pandemic losses by mid-2022 and continued to post strong growth in 2023, partly due to many people returning to the labor ...

Home Depot is no ordinary retailer, but a barometer for America’s housing market. Sales by the world’s biggest chain of DIY shops fell sharply in 2007, before many on Wall Street cottoned on to the ...

After highlighting some of the investment lessons of 2023 last week, it’s time to turn to the broader economy and the lessons that have emerged. Don’t try to predict the future A year ago, there was ...

Whether making everyday choices in the grocery store, contemplating the cost of college or voting in an election, economic thinking can help us analyze the world around us to make more informed ...

The Russo-Ukrainian conflict is now firmly in a new phase. The Russians lost the strategic element of the war long ago, but now they have managed to lose operationally and tactically. There are two ...