Recession fears are growing
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Expectations for the weakest consumer spending performance in 17 years during 2008 kept the odds of a recession at nearly 40 percent, a survey of top forecasters showed on Thursday.
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As lenders tighten standards, the possibility of a recession increases.
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Fear was back on global stock markets last week as investors worried about the financial and trade imbalances that have built up during years of strong growth for the world economy.
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Hopes that healthy local economies might escape the force of a U.S. recession evaporated and fear gripped investors instead.
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As concerns about a possible recession increase, there are steps that investors can take to protect their portfolios.
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Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said on Sunday the risks of a recession are greater now than at anytime since the September 11 attacks due to real estate and mortgage market troubles.
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The feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch.
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Investment bank HSBC has revised   downward its forecast for 2007 economic growth and cautioned   that the risk of an outright recession is growing as a retreat   in housing threatens household balance sheets.
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The start of 2008 has brought a harsh reality to Wall Street: The U.S. may indeed be headed toward recession.
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Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Monday there is an increased risk of a recession but cautioned that the Fed must still be on guard for a rise in inflation.
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A plunge in construction spending threatens to drive the American economy into recession.
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Wall Street pulled back sharply after an unexpected contraction in the service sector rekindled investorsâ worry that the economy is headed for recession.
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With growth slowing in China, Europe and Japan, some worry that rapidly escalating prices will trigger a self-reinforcing spiral of falling demand.
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As the euro and other currencies climb into rarefied territory, exporters are expressing more and more fear about how it will affect their businesses.
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The slump in the housing market has no quick fix  -  and it could expand into a full-blown recession
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As fears of an American recession ripple across the globe, analysts are wondering whether the great oil boom of the last five years is finally coming to an end.
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Apparel retailers may be  facing a doom-and-gloom sales environment in the near future,  but many are anxious to prove to a skeptical marketplace they  have got what it takes to be recession-proof.