As rising prices at the gas pump hit consumers’ wallets, Americans already hunting for cheaper fuel may soon confront a bigger challenge: preparing for a potential recession. Oil price surges ...

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The probability of a U.S. recession starting within the next 12 months had already reached an “uncomfortably high” 49% before the recent conflict with Iran pushed oil prices (CO1:COM) (CL1:COM) (USO) ...

Economists have pulled up their risk assessments of a U.S. contraction amid heightened uncertainty over geopolitical risk and a labor market that for the past year has shown strains. "I'm concerned ...

Canada's economy contracted in the first quarter of the year on an annualized basis by a slim margin, Statistics Canada data ...

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) October 2, 2008 in New York City. After passing in the Senate late Wednesday, the Bush administration's proposed ...

Prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East that lasts into next year would deal a severe blow to the global ...

Canada edged into a technical recession as weak business and government spending drove a slight contraction in the first ...

Economist Angelo Melino says a true recession is determined by a range of factors, including the depth, duration, and breadth ...

OTTAWA — There was one word on the lips of many Canadians economists, politicians and journalists this past week: recession.