Key recession signals include the Leading Economic Index, Consumer Confidence Index, plunging lumber prices, and freight ...

U.S. consumer spending is weakening amid rising debt and job losses, signaling recession risks for 2026. Read what investors ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

In the past three months, economists have changed their outlook for the U.S. to slower growth, higher inflation and greater risk of recession. The changed consensus in The Wall Street Journal’s ...

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 senior ...

From homebuilding to trucking, major parts of the US economy are in deep trouble. The weakness could drag the whole country ...

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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's GDP contracted in August against a consensus estimate of flat growth, data showed on Friday, and an advance estimate suggested the economy might escape a recession in the ...

President Trump's wide-ranging tariffs have sent the stock market tumbling and recession fears soaring. As the dust settles and markets wait for more information on the result of the administration's ...

Even with inflation easing, the tariff war paused and the labor force at full employment, the U.S. gross domestic product is expected to grow by only 1.6% for 2025 – more than 1 percentage point below ...

President Donald Trump has rarely passed up the opportunity to tell Americans that the U.S. economy, with his hand at the wheel, is roaring. His administration has held up GDP growth rates, high ...