recession

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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

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

When the economy is growing smoothly, odds of a recession hover around 15%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The country was in the midst of a recession in the summer of 1980 and interest rates were close to 20 percent.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger