Fears of a recession are growing amid economic uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs, the firing of thousands of federal workers, and mass deportations of immigrant workers. An economic recession is ...

A trough, in economic terms, can refer to a stage in the business cycle where activity is bottoming, or where prices are bottoming, before a rise.

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. The last two recessions before the pandemic show that the ...

Given the level of uncertainty with the economy, labor market, and inflation, some economists have started talking about the possibility of a recession or even “stagflation.” The economy has been in ...

On paper, the United States is in solid shape, with steady growth, low headline unemployment and resilient corporate profits. Yet for millions of households, the day-to-day experience feels closer to ...

As tariff uncertainty continues to roil the stock market, some economists believe the U.S. could be headed toward a recession, a possibility that even the Trump administration has declined to rule out ...

Recession fears are increasing as economic uncertainty rocks markets. While the US isn't in a recession, there are some troubling signs of a struggling consumer. Keep an eye out for these three ...

President Donald Trump's sweeping 10% tariffs across all imported goods inspired the sharpest single-day decline the U.S. stock market has seen since 2020 — and with it, consumer anxiety about a ...

We believe that the “stealth recession” in place for the past three years will end soon and will be followed not only by a productivity-led economic boom but also a healthy, broader-based bull market.

Several economic indicators suggest a potential recession, including declining stock prices and weakening consumer sentiment. While real estate and unemployment figures remain relatively stable, ...