recession

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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

A lot of conventional recession indicators or prediction tools aren’t really able to predict recessions.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Just a few months of inflated gas prices and snarled supply chains could halt growth altogether and tip the economy into a recession, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The latest poll found that economists now see a greater risk of recession.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The valley had never recovered from the recession; people needed work.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover