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Recession fears may be receding

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 7, 2019
Some recent economic indicators suggest the risk of a recession in the U.S. over the next 12 to 18 months is diminishing.
Some jovial traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 2009.
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What is a contraction exactly?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 1, 2019
The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee makes the call.
A contraction is an unofficial term for an economic slowdown.
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Here's what a "good economy" means to these shoppers

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 9, 2019
Consumers appear confident and willing to spend now, but they're worried about the future and haunted by memories of the Great Recession.
Consumers shopping in May in New York City.
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What if instead of a recession, we're just stuck with slow growth?

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 2, 2019
Uncertainty over which is coming is bothering some small business owners.
Global markets have recovered slightly after Monday's big losses.
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Chicago PMI shows signs of slowing economy

by Erika Beras
Oct 1, 2019
One of the economy's warning lights just switched on.
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Taking on this economy as a newly single parent

by Andie Corban
Sep 17, 2019
Hillary Barbour recently ended a nine-year marriage. "My radar is a lot more sensitive now to things that are happening in the market."
Hillary Barbour working at a Portland food festival.
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U.S. manufacturing is slipping into a recession

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 11, 2019
How Trump's "America First" agenda may have backfired for U.S. factories.
A worker handles a car door at a Chrysler plant in Warren, Michigan, in 2016.
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Recession talk begins to wear on small businesses

by Erika Beras
Sep 10, 2019
Owners were slightly less optimistic in August than the previous month.
The graph representing the Stock is seen on a TV screen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 14, 2019 in New York City.
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Which industries are recession-proof?

by Janet Nguyen and Bennett Purser
Sep 6, 2019
Marketplace listeners share their thoughts on how a recession would affect them.
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Talk of recession has people putting off certain life milestones

by Katherine Wiles and Bennett Purser
Sep 4, 2019
The fear of an impending recession has people making different financial decisions.
A possible recession is causing people to put off certain milestones, including having a baby.
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