Economic slowdowns are part of the cycle, but they never feel routine when jobs, paychecks and savings are on the line. I want to unpack what a recession actually is, why it matters for your household ...

President Donald Trump announced a universal 10% tariff on nearly all goods imported to the United States April 2, set to take effect April 5. One week and a panic-fueled stock market meltdown later, ...

Trade tensions have torn into the markets. With stocks sliding into correction territory in the last week, a question emerges: Is a recession next? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

There are all kinds of people online spotting informal recession indicators. Planet Money takes some of those to see how they compare to the indicators economists watch. A quick spin around social ...

A V-shaped recovery is a type of economic recession and recovery that resembles a "V" shape in charting. It involves a sharp decline then a rise back to a peak.

The U.S. economy shrank for two consecutive quarters this year, increasing speculation that the country could be headed for a recession. But does two straight quarters of economic decline mean we’re ...

For months, people have been talking about indicators of the dreaded R-word: recession. There have been the usual suspects: economists, investors, businesspeople and journalists. But maybe the most ...

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The U.S. job market cooled further in the past month, based on a raft of recently released reports. But there is no sign of a steep downturn that would suggest an imminent recession.