Confessions first: I’m actually not predicting a recession in 2020. Everybody knows that it is impossible to forecast the ups and downs of the business cycle several years ahead. Even six to 12 months ...

"Never miss out on an opportunity like a recession" — Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric. US President Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul the current global trade structure through ...

Since the Kennedy administration, there have been eight recessions in the United States, as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Five times, equities lost money after including the ...

What is a recession? What are the key indicators of a recession? How do government and central banks respond to recessions? What are the causes of recessions? How can individuals and businesses ...

Following the jobs report on Friday that showed job creation had deteriorated from “decent” to “weak,” yields dropped across the board, except for the 30-year yield, which ticked up. Yields are now ...

According to an April report by J.P. Morgan, the probability of a recession hitting the United States before the end of the year is 60%. Experts point to President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, which ...

As the U.S. economy shrinks, fears and predictions of a recession continue to grow. New Commerce Department data shows that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at an annual rate of 0 ...