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TANZANIA has slipped in the Index of Global Economic Freedom (IGEF, 2025) as this year is rated “mostly unfree” and ranked 92nd out of 176 surveyed economies. Its overall score is 59.3 on a scale of 0 ...

Trump's tariff policy could push the nation into a recession, with rising unemployment, bankruptcies and more. These warning ...

Leading indicators point to an economic slowdown. Here’s how to know when it’s here and what steps you can take to shore up ...

The Conference Board released its Leading Economic Index (LEI) for March 2025. The index declined by 0.7%, dropping to 100.5 (2016=100). This ...

Another signal that businesses may face growing challenges is the Bain & Company/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes which reveals ...

Losses for the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained in quadruple-digit territory late Monday as investors grew more skittish about the war of words between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve ...

The U.S. Leading Indicator Index fell 0.7% to 100.5 in March, steeper than the -0.5% consensus, according to data released by The Conference Board on Monday. February's decline was revised to 0.2% ...

The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, published Monday by research group The Conference Board, fell 0.7%, to 100.5, in March, following an upwardly revised 0.2% decline in February. Economists polled by ...

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US declined by 0.7% in March 2025 to 100.5 (2016=100), after a decline of ...

A gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell sharply in March, potentially flagging tepid growth this year amid tariffs.