The public and private sectors both employ part-time, full-time, seasonal and contract workers in the United States. The differentiating factor between the two is of financing and driving purpose. The ...

Sector rotation is a strategy based on moving money between stock market sectors to stay ahead of booms and busts. But does the research say it works? Many, or all, of the products featured on this ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

There are periods when it either grows or shrinks, and these changes can influence how people invest. The economy expands when there is an increase in employment, consumer spending and real gross ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The fork in the road is official. On January 28, President Donald Trump issued a return to office mandate to over two million federal government employees. Those federal employees who choose not to ...

A sector is a segment of the economy where different businesses engage in the same or similar activity or provide the same or similar products or services. A business's sector is defined according to ...

Most investors buy sector-specific mutual funds or exchange-traded funds for investment reasons—because they think a sector has exceptional growth potential, attractive dividends, or low valuations.

Investors have been pulling money from sector-specific equity funds so far in 2022, but these funds, which focus on specific industries like technology or energy, still hold about $1.5 trillion in ...

Chandler is a journalist and author based in New York. Chandler is the author of Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast-Food Kingdom and, most recently, 99% Perspiration A ...