WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Whether the United States, the world's largest economy, will slip into a recession is a growing concern for chief executives, the Federal Reserve, and the ...

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) defines a recession as a "significant decline in economic activity that is ...

Everybody keeps talking about a recession, but when will we know if we're really in one? The classic definition of a recession is a period when the economy shrinks for two consecutive quarters. But ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By some early estimates, the U.S. economy, as measured by gross domestic product, may have shrunk in the three months from April through June. Add that to the decline from ...

The British economy avoided slipping to within parameters that define a recession, but just barely -- showing a 0.3 percent ...

The White House recently laid out why two quarters of negative growth doesn't always signal a recession. Yet a growing number of voices has accused the administration of changing the definition of a ...

Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve who has become an outspoken observer of economics, has told Bloomberg that he believes the United States is in an "awfully pale ...

CTV National News: How recession could affect you CTV News’ Vassy Kapelos discusses the two things a recession could mean for Canadians, including less funding for needed programs.

Opposition MPs accused Stephen Harper on Monday of "sugar-coating" Canada's economic reality after the prime minister acknowledged the country was headed for a "technical recession" at the end of this ...

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