If President Trump's new import tariffs are about to sink the United States into a recession, as some economists fear, it will be one of the most widely anticipated downturns in recent memory.

Pekic / Getty Images Growth recession describes an economy that's growing so slowly that more jobs are lost than are added. In a growth recession, an economy grows at such a slow pace that more ...

President Trump sparked concerns this week when he declined to rule out the possibility of a U.S. recession this year. Asked on Fox news if he expects such a slump, Mr. Trump said, "I hate to ...

The odds of the U.S. entering a recession are higher today than they were last week, many experts say, with the stock market reeling following President Donald Trump's decision to levy import ...

Several economists warn the Trump administration may tip the U.S. into an unnecessary recession, as President Donald Trump and his top economic official’s refuse to rule out a recession ...

Concerns are heightening that the U.S. economy is heading toward a recession as the stock markets slide amid the Trump administration’s implementation of tariffs. President Donald Trump and his ...

A recession is a decline in economic activity lasting over a few months. A depression is a more severe recession, but there has only been one major economic depression in the US. Consequences of ...

The market has been roiled by fear, uncertainty, and doubt, much of it driven by worries about a potential recession. A slowdown in jobs growth may also be on the horizon. Though job growth in ...

See how we rate investing products to write unbiased product reviews. A recession is a significant decline in economic activity that can last months or even years. With recent stock declines ...

Leading Wall Street firms are updating their forecasts to reflect a rising probability of the U.S. economy entering a recession this year, as fears of a widening trade war could hurt consumers ...

vitapix / GettyImages During a recession, the worst-performing assets are highly leveraged, cyclical, and speculative. Companies that fall into any of these categories can be risky for investors ...

JPMorgan suggested that the chance of a recession substantially increased due to President Donald Trump's tariff announcement this week, according to a copy of a report provided to Fox News ...