The Latest Breaking News from Recession

The number of businesses falling into administration spiked in July as economists warn the economy is headed towards a “turning point”.

The National House Building Council said it is not seeing evidence that the cost-of-living crisis or risks of recession are affecting consumer demand.

As Truss and Sunak slug it out, rightwing papers are waking up to the looming catastrophe, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Concerns about persistent macroeconomic headwinds and an impending recession are causing enormous volatility in the stock market, but better-than-expected earnings results and resilient consumer spending have been restoring investors' confidence. Therefore, we think shares of growth companies Hugo Boss (BOSSY), CTS Corporation (CTS), J.Jill (JILL), and Mannatech Incorporated (MTEX) could…

Market uncertainty is widespread due to the increased odds of a recession amid the persistently high inflation and consecutive interest rate hikes. Moreover, additional rate hikes are likely in the coming months as the Fed tries to tame the multi-decade high inflation. Thus, we think buying dividend stocks Steel Dynamics…

Concerns over soaring inflation, the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes, the decline in GDP for two consecutive quarters, and a potential recession are expected to keep the stock market under pressure in the near term. Fundamentally sound and winning stocks Murphy USA (MUSA) and JAKKS Pacific (JAKK) could be good…

Digital lodging platform Airbnb stock has fallen (-30%) on the year Airbnb raised its fiscal Q3 revenue guidance in anticipation of hitting all-time high quarterly revenues Prudent investors can use the reset to look for opportunistic pullbacks Digital lodging platf

History shows that a recession is a needed pullback to make the markets pliable for new highs The last three recessions occurred in the new millennium Historically, recessions last an average of 17 months The big R word is upo

The continued supply chain disruptions and rising prices have adversely affected the retail industry, particularly specialty retailers. With the possibility of the economy entering a recession, specialty retailers are expected to be affected by declining consumer demand. Thus, it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak specialty retail stocks Party…

Boris Johnson boasted he’d had a ‘wonderful’ time swimming lakes in ‘peace and quiet’ at Vila Planinka, which urges guests to switch off phones while they dine on bear - while No10 rejected calls for an emergency budget

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