William Sluis

Has the stock market had it? Is the economy giving out? After a wild ride on Wall Street, and the promise of more turmoil ahead, investors need answers to some...

While many Americans are occupied with fall football games and the prospect of lighthearted Halloween high jinks, the nation's retailers are focused three months hence. That's when they'll be toting...

The American job market remains a global wonder, its status seemingly invulnerable month after month. Each month brings reports of heavy demand for workers, as well as lamentations about the...

Americans' confidence in the future remains unshakable, thanks to a record economic expansion that is closing in on 10 years in length. Nothing can dampen the sky-high mood--not oil approaching...

America's yawning trade deficit clearly is unsustainable, at dollar amounts that are the biggest ever. The gaping shortfall means the dollar is dependent on huge inflows of foreign capital. Economist...

When it comes to credit cards, the decision to hold 'em or fold 'em has critical importance. A buying spree by American consumers, fed by a vast outpouring of plastic,...

Despite a half-dozen interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve since June 1999, Americans remain remarkably cheerful and willing to spend. Never mind that the U.S. savings rate has fallen...

Although the nation's low jobless rate is seen as trumpeting an era of full employment, wages are another story. Why are wages moving at a tortoiselike pace when companies are...

With short-term interest rates not far from a 10-year high, analysts say it is only a matter of time until the economy slows. The one-two punch of high interest rates...

The housing sector is like an eccentric's castle that is never quite completed--each passing month brings additional rooms, towers, dungeons or turrets. Resting on a solid foundation of low mortgage...