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 ...