recession

Homes are often the most valuable asset American families have. A darkening real estate market will make consumers more cautious and deepen the recession.
It has been over a decade since the end of The Great Recession. As another downturn starts, an open issue is whether this one will look like the worst economic beating since WWII. The conclusion...
Ford management continues a media tour in which it slowly signals layoffs. The most recent example is a comment by its chief financial officer. CFO John Lawler told Yahoo! Finance that “We’re...
Electronics retailer Best Buy has already been on the ropes because of recent earnings disappointments and deep concerns about future quarters. It turns out that concerns were well founded. Best Buy...
The two largest U.S. oil & gas companies report earnings before markets open Friday along with a pharmaceutical and a consumer staples giant.
Unlike many large-cap stocks, McDonald’s shares have not sold off in the market slide. As a matter of fact, they have done much better than any of the three major indexes. McDonald’s continues to...
Several large retailers have posted stock selloffs this year. Among them is consumer electronics company Best Buy, the shares of which have dropped nearly as much as the retail train wreck Target. So...
Corelogic’s real estate data are among the most carefully watched by experts. Each month, it looks at the national, state, and local markets. In its most recent report, it forecast prices from May...
The Great Recession was arguably the worst recession since the Great Depression. Is it about to happen again?
Save a lot of money. Don’t buy a car.
A new study shows that more than three in five Americans believe a recession is coming.
A recession is almost guaranteed now. Will it start this year or next?
While gasoline at $6 a gallon seemed impossible a year ago, another geopolitical flare-up easily could push prices to that level.
Because a recession triggered by inflation and rising interest rates has not been part of the American economy for decades, it is hard to see how this one will play out.
Utah has an advantage that keeps unemployment will remain well below the national average.