Asset price bubbles shoulder the blame for some of the most devastating recessions in history ... 2000s were asset bubbles followed by sharp economic downturns. It is normal to see prices rise ...

the Federal Reserve's swift tightening — is a key factor contributing to a potential economic downturn. Historically, recessions have typically followed the Fed raising interest rates to combat ...

Officially, the arbiter of recessions is the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee. The publicity-shy committee has been marking the start and end points of ...

Consumers and businesses are increasingly worried. What everyone from Wall Street investors to economists to the Federal ...

The economy moves in cycles, with periods of economic strength followed by contractions and vice versa. Historically, recessions (generally defined as at least two consecutive quarters of ...