recession
The latest news on recession
Feelings about the economy improve, but remain below typical recovery levels.
Optimism is fragile because there's still a lot that could go wrong.
Economists are noticing new problems that could delay prosperity for younger workers.
We are still a long way away from regaining footing in terms of "trend" macroeconomic activity and a lot can still happen in the meantime.
Many challenges lie ahead, but local housing markets could see some big improvement this year.
Despite increase in wedding costs, fewer nuptials force diversification.
Many long established companies need to get their cost bases in order and ultimately transform into more efficient and adaptable organizations.
Nearly half of Americans say they're not confident the economic recovery will continue through 2012.
The most recent jobs report falls well short of what we would expect to see in a truly robust recovery.
Even though some numbers are improving, the threat of another recession is still very real.
