U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says a recession would be "worth it" to get President Donald Trump's economic policies ...

Here’s what to know about what a recession is, what happens if the U.S. enters a recession and how financial advisors recommend preparing for one.

The US just got a big recession warning ... and wholesale-retail sales." The chart below shows the history of technical recessions for each country tracked in the OECD's database of quarterly ...

The signs of a recession, how they affect the public and what you can do to prepare financially in case one comes.

Global growth concerns have shot back onto the radar of financial markets as weakening U.S. economic data and growing trade ...

Since 1950, the US has seen 9 bear markets and 10 recessions. And almost all of these bear markets have overlapped with the economic downturns, which can be seen on the chart below. (The one ...

The longest official recession in U.S. history lasted more than five years and occurred from 1873 to 1879, according to the NBER. There have been roughly 17 recessions in the U.S. over the last ...

However, recessions have been much shorter since World War II, with the typical economic downturn lasting approximately 10 months in the U.S. They can be much longer than that -- the Great ...

Recessions, it would seem, help us stay fitter, and live longer. The question, of course, is why. The economists ruled out a lot of possible explanations. Laid-off workers weren't using their free ...