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...

Economic costs of immigration ruling outweigh its security benefits, ex-US CTO says

President Donald Trump’s immigration order could harm the U.S. economy more than it protects its citizens, Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. chief technology officer, said Wednesday. “It has been [part] of our policy debate that we look at costs and benefits as...