The Consumer Confidence Index reflects how spending habits influence the economy, shaping financial trends and decisions nationwide ...

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The debate over whether the U.S. is heading into a recession in 2025 is intensifying, with economists, policymakers and ...

Investors are behaving as if "there's no recession risk whatsoever," according to The Leuthold Group.

A new report found that nearly 30 percent of prospective homebuyers believe a recession could make them more likely to purchase a property.

A common definition of a recession is two straight quarters of negative economic growth. But that’s an inherently backward way of viewing the economy. For that reason, many analysts keep an eye on ...

Consumer attitudes toward the economy improved after a five-month drop, but could still point toward a recession ahead.

By exploring the primary recession triggers ... credit utilization trends and forward-looking confidence measures that capture households' economic expectations. Current consumer metrics show ...

Business leaders are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy despite ongoing uncertainty stemming from tariffs.

Consumers showed signs of weakness last month as retail sales slowed, indicating shoppers may be pulling back as they await ...

If you ask most economists to define a recession, they'll typically refer to prolonged declines in key data points like economic growth, employment and consumer spending. These trends can feed off ...