recession

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Barron’s: What are the most pressing economic developments that could lead the U.S. economy into a recession?

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

China’s own export-led recovery screeches to a halt if importing nations are in recession or depression thanks to the Hormuz shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Consequently, a rise in the WRS could warn of a potential recession or at least a significant economic slowdown.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If the stress continues for months, however, economists will start to worry about a slowdown, or even a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The discovery of the Big Bang and the recession of the galaxies came from a commonplace of nature called the Doppler effect.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan