The Latest Breaking News from Recession

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.15%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.28% this morning as growing optimism that the U.S. will avoid a recession buoyed sentiment, while investors looked ahead to U.S. consumer confidence data and comments from a Federal Reserve official.

This dip marks the second consecutive week of declining claims, reversing the upward trend seen earlier in the summer.

Asian markets were mixed Monday as investors try to move on from last week's upheaval that was fuelled by US recession worries, with focus on the release of key inflation and retail data.

After a quick and nasty correction the stock market has bounced back nicely to end the week. This helped the S&P 500 (SPY) reclaim some valuable lost ground. But one does have to be curious if this rally is for real...or is there more downside ahead? Steve Reitmeister shares his…

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.39%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.42% this morning, building on yesterday’s sharp gains after U.S. labor market data helped alleviate concerns about a significant economic slowdown, while investors awaited a new batch of U.S. economic data due…

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.39%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.42% this morning, building on yesterday’s sharp gains after U.S. labor market data helped alleviate concerns about a significant economic slowdown, while investors awaited a new batch of U.S. economic data due…

Initial jobless claims fell more than expected last week, which helped calm fears of a slowing labor market.

The economists maintained their prediction of a 45% chance of a recession occurring by the second half of 2025.

Insights on recent stock market turbulence and recession fears, with an economist's optimistic outlook.