Explore warnings of a potential market downturn from top investors. Click to learn more about rising risks, key indicators, ...

The present situation index rose slightly, as shown below, but the expectations index jumped from 55.4 to 72.8. It appears consumers are starting to gain confidence about the future. The following ...

Recessions feel interminable because of their impact on the job market, stock market and household budgets. The actual downturn might end in 10 months, but it “may take us longer to bounce back,” said ...

Two days after Trump’s April 2 "Liberation Day," we anticipated the court ruling in our April 4 QuickTakes: The federal laws governing tariffs give the President very broad authority over trade policy ...

There are all kinds of people online spotting informal recession indicators. Planet Money takes some of those to see how they compare to the indicators economists watch.

An inverted yield curve has historically been the most reliable recession indicator, though hardly an infallible one. Overreacting to any recession signal could be costly: economic expansions ...

A quick scroll through social media right now will throw up a number of so-called recession indicators. But now, one has hit the hair salon. Enter the recession blonde. While an official recession ...

The basketball icon’s decision to take on this new role has sparked a creative trend of identifying supposed recession indicators, with Black Twitter leading the conversation through witty ...

It’s true: Bad vibes often = happy music. “Keeping the beat going has a long track record of helping us get through [tough times],” said James Gutierrez, a Northeastern music professor.

A recession requires at least two quarters of negative GDP growth, which has not happened yet. There are indicators that suggest a recession is imminent, but also some that suggest there won’t ...

Micheline Maynard has focused on the business world for much of her career. Also known as Micki, she has been a writer and editor at news organizations including The New York Times and NPR, and is ...

These days, a recession indicator can be found everywhere you look. Messy buns? Recession indicator. That frozen juice from a can your grandma used to make? Recession indicator. Knee-high Converse ...