“In April, we had projected that the great lockdown of 2020 would be the worst recession since the Great Depression and the data that is coming in confirms that,” said Gita Gopinath, economic ...
Economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as "Dr. Doom," predicted the Great Recession of 2008.
The now fast-moving spread of the coronavirus disease means the U.S., like the rest of the global economies, is entering recession territory. Unlike past downturns in 2001 and 2008, this one portends ...
Median U.S. household net worth hit a record high in 2022—but the 30-year climb was bumpy, and some families still haven’t ...
The U.S. economy experienced a "technical" recession in 2022, as its GDP contracted for two consecutive quarters. Yet, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) -- which officially dates U.S.
The S&P 500 typically declined during the first year of the 10 recessions that have occurred since 1957. However, the index was usually significantly higher five years and 10 years after the start of ...
The average American doesn’t likely need a report to tell them that the public isn’t feeling great about the state of the economy right now, but new data about citizens’ general sentiment paints an ...
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What is a recession?

Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show UK GDP growth has gone into reverse. But what does a recession mean?
The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.00%) was established in its current form with 500 companies in March 1957. Since then, the U.S. has experienced 10 recessions. How did the index perform during the years a ...