A common definition of a recession is two straight quarters of negative economic growth. But that’s an inherently backward ...

The GDP, the labor market and consumer confidence all offer measures to tell whether the U.S. economy is close to a recession ...

Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is understandably vague ...

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The economy's near-term outlook deteriorated sharply in April, according to the Conference Board's latest Leading Economic ...

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