[NPR] What is a recession? Wikipedia can't decide .Days ahead of the release of the latest numbers gauging economic health, President Biden had insisted that low unemployment numbers, record job growth and ... View more
[advisorperspectives.com] Recession Referees Reject Idea That Two GDP Drops Spell a ... .The official arbiters of US recessions aren't close to making a call that a downturn is under way, and may end up concluding 2022's first half was part of a ... View more
[Washington Monthly] Hey, Folks: We're Not in a Recession .GDP scare headlines are misleading, and other more telling measures reveal a Biden economy that's still growing. by Robert Shapiro July 29, 2022 July 29, ... View more
[CNBC] White House goes on offense to argue that the U.S. is not in a ... .President Joe Biden held two events Thursday where he made the case that the economy is not in a recession, despite two consecutive quarters of negative ... View more
[CNN] GDP: So are we in a recession, or not? - CNN .Some economists call two consecutive quarters of contraction a technical recession. And with good reason: 10 out of the last 10 times the US economy shrank for ... View more
[The New York Times] U.S. Economy Shows Another Decline, Fanning Recession Fears .Gross domestic product, in an initial reading, fell 0.2 percent in the second quarter. President Biden said any troubles would be transitory. ... View more
[CNN] Are we in a recession? Yes. No. Maybe. - CNN .Here's the Big Thing to know today: The US economy shrank in the second quarter of the year, and that does indeed meet the unofficial criteria for being in ... View more
[PBS NewsHour] How to know when a recession has begun .While most economists — and Fed Chair Jerome Powell — have said they don't think the economy is in recession, many increasingly expect an economic downturn to ... View more
[Kiplinger's Personal Finance] Are We in a Recession? Here's What the Experts Say .The U.S. economy contracted for a second straight quarter in Q2 according to the latest GDP data, sparking plenty of recession chatter around Wall Street. ... View more
[The Washington Post] How hypocritical have observers been about the definition of ... .A years-old tweet from CNN White House correspondent John Harwood has gotten new life this week — always a sign that someone, somewhere is hoping to score ... View more
[CNN] US economy contracts again, fueling recession fears - CNN .The US economy shrank again in the second quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday. ... View more
[CNBC] The economy may look like it's in recession, but we still don't know ... .The second-quarter GDP decline of 0.9% was the second straight negative quarter and brought the economy in line with a common definition of recession. ... View more
[The Washington Post] U.S. economy shrinks again in second quarter, reviving recession ... .There are still mounting concerns about the U.S. economy's resilience. Inflation is at 40-year highs, home sales are weakening and even the-red hot labor ... View more
[NPR] U.S. economy just had a 2nd quarter of negative growth. Is it in a ... .GDP shrank for a 2nd quarter in a row. While two consecutive quarters of negative growth is often considered a recession, it's not an official definition. ... View more
[CNBC] Here's how to know if we're in a recession, and it's not what you think .People shop in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in New York City, June 10, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters. Everyone who cares knows that ... View more
[The New York Times] Is the U.S. Entering a Recession? Here's Why It's Hard to Say. .Probably. Economic output, as measured by gross domestic product, fell in the first quarter of the year. Government data due this week may show that it fell in ... View more
[CNN] If it looks like a recession and quacks like a recession... - CNN .So if you believe that perception is reality, these numbers may matter just as much, if not more so, than actual data about job growth and the broader economy. ... View more
[CNN] Biden downplays worries over economic downturn: 'I don't think we ... .President Joe Biden and White House officials are continuing to downplay recession fears, even as they brace for a highly anticipated report that could show ... View more
[CNBC] The numbers show the U.S. economy is at least teetering on a ... .With second-quarter GDP data due out Thursday, the question of whether the economy is in recession will be on everyone's mind. ... View more
[The Daily Advertiser] Louisiana job growth expected to slow as country heads toward ... .The UL B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration's forecast for the second quarter of 2022 was a mixed bag for the state economy. ... View more