How will we know we're in a recession?By Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry, and Bennett PurserDecember 11, 2018Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesWhat the National Bureau of Economic Research looks for when analyzing the business cycle. POSTED IN: recession Economy james poterba nber economic downturn GDP global economy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Recent layoffs could be a sign of lessons from the Great RecessionBy Andy UhlerDecember 04, 2018Major company layoffs are not tied to economic worries necessarily.POSTED IN: Unemployment job cuts economic growth Economy layoffs companies business Great Recession ListenreadDownloadDownload
GM pursues winning skill set with big layoffsBy Justin HoNovember 27, 2018JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: Auto autoworkers blue collar workers business GM General Motors stocks recession Jobs Economy employment ListenreadDownloadDownload
Weathering the hard times by selling chocolateBy Sean McHenryNovember 15, 2018Melissa Mullen"People don't stop buying a few small luxuries" in a recession, one couple found.POSTED IN: confectionery chocolate Retail holiday retail recession housing market crash My Economy shopping ListenreadDownloadDownload
How temp workers became the norm in AmericaBy Scott TongNovember 15, 2018Justin Hardiman/Marketplace10 years after the Great Recession companies have increased their dependence on non-permanent workers.POSTED IN: temp workers recession temporary work gig economy temps Mississippi Nissan business divideddecade financial crisis ListenreadDownloadDownload
What did America buy with the auto bailout, and was it worth it? By Mitchell HartmanNovember 14, 2018Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty ImagesAbout $80 billion helped save GM and Chrysler, but autoworkers and auto-dependent communities haven't fully recovered.POSTED IN: Divided Decade auto industry bailout Great Recession cars read
What effects will a cooling housing market have on the economy?By Amy ScottNovember 08, 2018Stephen Brashear/Getty Images for RedfinPOSTED IN: Housing interest rates Economy recession ListenreadDownloadDownload
China and the emerging markets no longer key engine of global growthBy Scott TongOctober 19, 2018POSTED IN: Economy China emerging markets Chinese economy Great Recession trade tensions trade war trade economic growth ListenreadDownloadDownload
The Economist warns of a coming recession in its world economy reportBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Daniel ShinOctober 19, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThey find that "the rich world in particular is ill-prepared to deal with even a mild recession."POSTED IN: world economy The Economist global recession qualitative easing ListenreadDownloadDownload
