The world faces unresolved conflicts, growing climate crises, attacks on aid workers, two famines, and diminishing political will—along with significant aid cuts. Altogether, 2025 has earned a grim ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some sectors were in a recession as he argued for more interest rate cuts. By Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith Alan Rappeport covers the U.S. Treasury Department.

If you’re confused about whether the U.S. economy in a recession, near a recession or doing OK, you’re not alone. Turns out the answer may depend on where you live, according to Moody’s Analytics ...

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This has been a roller coaster year for the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, with all three enduring a mini-crash and a rip-roaring rally to new highs. A new ...

Germany's battered economy should dodge a technical recession in the immediate future, thanks to an uptick in industrial production, the central bank said Thursday.

It’s a provocative statement to suggest we’re already in a recession. I wouldn’t go that far for the whole economy, but for large swaths of the US, the recession is already here. On a day when the ...

The markets are at or near all-time highs these days, but the bears are still roaming Wall Street. And few are roaring louder than Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s. Zandi, for months, has been ...

Echoing promotional tactics employed during the Great Recession from 2007-2009, a number of companies have brought back recession-focused deals and combos designed to entice cash-strapped Americans to ...

What do a Labubu toy and the U.S. Treasury yield curve have in common? For some members of Gen Z, everything from the popularity of Labubus to listening to emo music to lipstick sales are a possible ...

You may have heard of recession meals and wardrobes. Now, we have "recession pop" - bangers from 2008-2010 gaining popularity with a younger audience. Let me take you back to the fall of 2008. The ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the annual press conference at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin, 18 July, 2025 Wrestling legend loses leg years after car accident Giant sea turtle ...