A sector is an area of the economy in which businesses share the same or related business activity, product, or service. Sectors represent a large grouping of companies with similar business ...

Materials sector fluctuation is tied to economic changes, impacting prices and profitability. Supply disruptions, like the Ukraine conflict, push up material prices, affecting the economy.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. U.S. spy agencies are broadening their efforts to collaborate with the private sector via a slew of new initiatives to better ...

Top companies in virtually every sector seem to be hitting all-time highs. Investors have plenty of reasons to be optimistic, given solid earnings growth. Having established investment theses is ...

It’s been a good week for the chip sector, as well. The PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX has gained 9% and is now back to outperforming the S&P 500 SPX on the year after losing its edge for a ...

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Global defensive sector funds are in demand from investors as concerns about a slowdown in the U.S. economy forces them to seek assets such as consumer staples and utilities ...

Clean energy employment accounted for more than half of all jobs added in the US energy sector last year, according to data from the Department of Energy. In total, the energy sector added 250,000 ...

The IMF just did so in its 2024 external sector report. The basic theme of the report is that global trade and payments imbalances receded after the pandemic (there is no ambiguity here ...

For the first time since 2021, retail is forecast to enjoy a bumper golden quarter as consumers show renewed confidence in the UK economy. This year, 67% of Brits plan to spend the same or more than ...

This is significant because in developing economies, banks dominate the financial sector, unlike in advanced economies where the financial sector is more diversified. Climate change is expected to ...

While some banks warned of rising bad loans in the property sector, others intend to increase lending despite a wider fall in demand for mortgages. BoC vice president Liu Jin said on Friday that ...