Disappointing U.S. jobs data has shaken confidence in a soft landing for the world's largest economy, sending global equity markets tumbling and bets on interest rate cuts surging.

Global recession risks have shot back up markets' worry list, but the readout from economic data and key financial indicators is not as clear cut as it first appears.

For generations, people have looked for small, informal signs that a recession is coming or already here. This phenomenon recently exploded on social media, often in joke form.

A rising number of US college graduates are having trouble securing jobs, but some degrees are better than others.

With stocks sliding into correction territory in the last week, a question emerges: Is a recession next? Here's what the data and expert economists say.

As economic uncertainty rises, younger generations turn to nostalgic, affordable luxuries that bring comfort and escape.

GRAPHIC-Recession alarm bells are ringing, but (much) less loudly than before Credit: REUTERS/JUAN MEDINA February 10, 2023 — 02:00 am EST ...

Here's how economists identify a recession, and where the U.S. economy currently stands amid market turmoil caused by tariff threats.

With most forecasters expecting a recession in the second half of 2023, here's what to know about other recent downturns.

GRAPHIC-Inflation, recession and earnings among factors to drive U.S. stocks in 2023 Reuters / Gary Hershorn - stock.adobe.com December 30, 2022 — 12:06 pm EST ...

A recession features negative GDP growth, job losses, and may cause stock market declines. An inverted yield curve is a common predictor of a future recession, though not always accurate ...

From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, we sift through the wild array of recession predictions.