The National Bureau of Economic Research, the official arbiter of when recessions begin and end, defines a recession as a significant decline in economic activity.

Recessions clean out the dead wood, allowing zombie companies to survive and creating asset bubbles can cause a Great Recession instead of little ones.

Longest American Recessions: The Great Depression Onward ... The recession of 2020, was the shortest and steepest in U.S. history and marked the end of 128 months of expansion.

Unusual metrics like the Lipstick Index measure consumer behavior and may offer an insight into pending economic difficulties.

Recessions can take different shapes depending on what's caused them and how they are handled. Looking at recessions since 1854, the NBER puts the average length at around 17 months.

What Causes Recessions? There is more than one way for a recession to get started, from a sudden economic shock to fallout from uncontrolled inflation. These phenomena are some of the main drivers ...

Noah Smith asks what seems to be an interesting question in a recent post: what leads to big recessions: wealth or debt? But I'd like to suggest that it's ...

“It is a mega-recession. It is a recession to end all recessions, in terms of its scale,” Johnson told BBC Radio 4’s World at One.

In an uncertain financial moment, millionaire and money coach Bernadette Joy shares her best advice for managing your money and stress right now.

Here's a new perspective on recessions: They're opportunities. Let's look at some ideas on how you can prepare for a recession and be ready to capitalize on those opportunities.