The ratio comparing total U.S. market cap to GDP, known as the Buffett Indicator, is reaching historic levels, both in absolute and relative terms. Its current reading of 230% is far beyond any peak ...

Modern smart watches can measure all sorts of health indicators. Step counts and heart rates sit at the simpler end of the array, whereas VO 2 max and blood-oxygen levels are of more interest to ...

Indicator species are living organisms that tell us that something has changed or is going to change in their environment. They can be easily observed, and studying them is considered a cost-effective ...

Darian Woods is a host of The Indicator from Planet Money. He blends economics, journalism, and an ear for audio to tell stories that explain the global economy. He's reported on banks defending ...

The weekly Labor Market Stress Indicator (LMSI) tracks state-level labor market developments in real time to better understand labor market conditions as they evolve. The measure is built from weekly ...

Wailin Wong is a long-time business and economics journalist who's reported from a Chilean mountaintop, an embalming fluid factory and lots of places in between. She is a host of The Indicator from ...

Longtime readers might have noticed that I rarely spend much time writing about macroeconomic issues. One of my core beliefs is that it’s almost impossible to predict the direction of interest rates, ...

The Daily News Sentiment Index is a high frequency measure of economic sentiment based on lexical analysis of economics-related news articles. The index is described in Buckman, Shapiro, Sudhof, and ...

Heidi Borst is a writer, editor and certified nutrition coach who loves health and wellness. Before joining Forbes Health as a Staff Writer, her work appeared in The New York Times, The Washington ...