Explainable AI plays a central role in validating model behavior. Using established explainability techniques, the study examines which financial variables drive fraud predictions. The results show a ...

The U.S. economy is expected to slow in 2026 amid a downturn in optimism among households and businesses, according to a basket of monthly economic indicators. The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, ...

Ford Motor Co. late Thursday swung to a quarterly profit, but fell short of what Wall Street had hoped, with sales also well below expectations as “persistent supply-chain disruptions” hampered its ...

The latest survey data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported an increase in JOLTs Job Openings, a key indicator of the health of the US job market. The actual number of job openings has ...

Markets largely price in a December Fed cut as inflation cools while equities and risk assets hold near recent highs. Debate now centers on the 2026 median fed funds rate and a divided FOMC, with ...

For inflation in five years’ time, expectations fell to 3.7% from 3.8% - still far above the BoE’s target for consumer price inflation of 2.0%. While the public are poor predictors of price growth, ...

Investing.com -- Inflation expectations in South Africa for 2026 have fallen significantly following the finance minister’s announcement of a lower 3% inflation target, according to a fourth quarter ...

Discover how coincident indicators reflect current economic conditions, their role in analyzing business cycles, and their impact on understanding economic trends.

The New York Empire State Manufacturing Index, a key indicator of business conditions in New York state, has taken an unexpected downward turn. The index, which is compiled from a survey of about 200 ...