Ford CEO Mark Fields ‘encouraged’ about Trump, Xi summit as company ramps up China push

Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields is feeling optimistic about the outlook for U.S.-China relations, the executive told CNBC on Saturday, a day after the conclusion of a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. On Friday, Trump said that the two...

The Picture of Our Economy? Looks a Lot Like a Rorschach Test

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ April 8, 2017 Economics has a foundation in hard numbers — employment, inflation, spending — that has largely allowed it to sidestep the competing partisan narratives that have afflicted American politics and culture....

The Picture of Our Economy? Looks a Lot Like a Rorschach Test

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ April 8, 2017 Economics has a foundation in hard numbers — employment, inflation, spending — that has largely allowed it to sidestep the competing partisan narratives that have afflicted American politics and culture....