Jeff Sessions Is Expected to Be Confirmed as Attorney General

The Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday evening, and no Republicans seemed set to break ranks and vote against the Alabama senator.

A recession indicator mysteriously sprang up in January, and analysts don’t know why

Gasoline purchases can be a powerful signal about the consumer economy, and last month’s drop off in demand was downright recession-like. But economists don’t see a recession, and energy analysts say demand picked back up in the last week to a more normal...