"If oil prices remain elevated for much longer (weeks and not months), a recession will be difficult to avoid," Zandi said.

US recession odds have climbed to 49%, with economists divided on whether the Iran war-driven oil surge will derail growth or prove manageable for a resilient American economy ...

Less formal indicators of a recession, from lipstick sales to diaper rashes, have persisted over decades even if their accuracy is dubious.

Two financial experts give their take on what spending habit changes might indicate that a recession is looming.

The latest ratio of 0.13% means that out of 10,000 workers, 13 made an initial application for unemployment insurance payments in the latest data. The latest ratio of 0.130% (to three decimal points) ...

U.S. heavy vehicle sales are one of those unglamorous but powerful leading indicators. When fleets are confident about freight demand 6 to 12 months out, they order trucks. When they're nervous, they ...

Some social media users are not so happy about reports of a new McDonalds value meal.

Economists often use imperfect historical information to form opinions about the economy’s direction. We often don’t know we’re in a recession until it’s well underway—typically, the National Bureau ...

Business leaders are wondering whether the low-cost laptop signals economic trouble on the horizon.