Recessions are an inherent part of any economy, including that of the United States. Throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries, the nation has experienced several economic downturns, each with its ...

Last week’s report on economic output recharged speculation about whether the U.S. economy is in a recession. Gross domestic product shrank for the second quarter in a row, a common, but unofficial, ...

Since the Kennedy administration, there have been eight recessions in the United States, as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Five times, equities lost money after including the ...

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Hurricanes and recessions are alike in many ways. I wonder if we could understand recessions better by thinking about hurricanes and understand hurricanes better by thinking about recessions. This is ...