What is a recession, and when will we know if we are in one? A common rule of thumb is that two consecutive quarters of declining gross domestic product counts as a recession. The U.S. could ...

In 2022, Elon Musk welcomed a recession to correct market excesses. Now, in 2025, President Trump's new tariffs are sparking recession fears, prompting warnings from economists and business ...

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs have raised fears that a trade war will plunge the U.S. economy into recession, which would have major implications for the housing market. Since Trump ...

The point being that predicting a recession solely based on the stock market is difficult. “They can turn around on a dime. They can turn around in a heartbeat,” said James Angel, a finance ...

There’s an old joke in economics that stock markets have predicted nine out of the past five recessions. The point being that predicting a recession solely based on the stock market is difficult.