A small statue of Lucy, from the Peanuts comic strip, sits on the desk of Georgette H. Dejesus, director of the Upward Bound program at the University of Maryland’s campus here. Under a sign that ...

The yield curve is a graphical representation that plots the interest rates of bonds with equal credit quality but varying maturity dates. A normal yield curve slopes upward, indicating higher ...

The yield curve has returned to its upward slope, which is a positive signal for economic growth over the intermediate term. At the short end of the curve, as inflation has fallen from a 9% rate to ...

The silver chart is now potentially facing a situation of breakouts at upward-sloping lines. If the patterns continue, then we could see silver move past $200 over the coming months.

In the first case, there is a strong upward-sloping relationship between X and Y; in the second case, no apparent relationship; in the third case, a strong downward-sloping relationship. Note the ...