When that happens, it historically has meant a recession is looming. So you’d think that investors and economists would have celebrated last week when that warning sign stopped flashing.

While media outlets and financial pundits are always quick to predict an upcoming recession, they’re only wrong part of the time. The fact is, the United States has endured a recession every 6.5 ...

Two years ago, the inversion of the yield curve—shorter-dated Treasurys yielding more than longer-dated bonds—was taken by investors as a surefire sign of recession. Now Wall Street worriers ...

Risks of a U.S. recession seem low as the Federal Reserve begins a cycle of interest-rate cuts, the nation’s top economists say, but a weakening jobs market and rising credit delinquencies could ...

Recession fears are rising again. However, several key indicators, including GDP growth, corporate profits, and labor market strength, point to continued economic health. While maintaining core ...

The report highlighted the resilience of an economy that has consistently defied a long-predicted recession. Ever since the Fed began ratcheting up its benchmark interest rate in early 2022 to ...

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Animator Genndy Tartakovsky discusses his career from Hotel Transylvania to Samurai Jack to shelved and upcoming projects.

Could a recession be the October surprise that changes the election outlook? It would be bad news for Kamala Harris. The economy, as always, is the top issue for voters, and a further jump in ...