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Recession: a stage of the business cycle in which economic activity is in slow decline. Recession usually follows a boom, and precedes a depression. It is characterized by rising unemployment and...; Recession definition on BNET »

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Banking woe: BANK of England Governor Mervyn King became the first major public figure to warn of a UK recession as he said the economy faced a "long, slow haul" to repair the damage from the credit crunch. He told business leaders that the combination of lower take-home pay and reduced...; Tags: Bank of England, Banking, recession, U.K.; Research articles 2008-10-22
World Tonight: Rates to fall: INTEREST rates are set to be slashed again as soon as next month as the Bank of England attempts to stave off a deep recession, it was predicted today. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will cut borrowing costs by 0.5% in successive months for the first time in a...; Tags: Bank of England, FINANCE, recession; Research articles 2008-10-22
Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Accepting Recession Reality: Increasing numbers believe equities are undervalued NEW YORK & LONDON -- Investors are waiting for the right conditions to return to equity markets amid the most pessimistic outlook yet recorded, according to Merrill Lynch's Survey of Fund Managers for October. The survey, completed as global equity markets fell...; Tags: bank, equity, FINANCE, Investment, investor, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., recession, survey; Research articles 2008-10-15
16th Semi-Annual Piper Jaffray 'Taking Stock With Teens' Study Indicates Bottom May Be Nearing for 'Discretionary Recession': MINNEAPOLIS -- According to the 16th semi-annual "Taking Stock With Teens" research survey, recently published by Piper Jaffray, a "bottom" may be forming in the two and one-half year "discretionary recession" as total teen spending on fashion increased by a modest 1 percent on a year-over-year basis. The national study,...; Tags: brand, MARKETING, recession, stock, survey, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.; Research articles 2008-10-09
National briefs: Tough targets: EURO-MPS have backed tough climate change targets despite warnings from industry that Europe must dilute its ambitions because of the economic recession. The European Parliament's Environment Committee endorsed proposals to cut greenhouse gases by 20% by 2020, and by 30% if the rest of the developed world agrees to do...; Tags: Europe, European Parliament, recession; Research articles 2008-10-08

Save us from credit crunch; PLEA TO BANK OF ENGLAND AND CHANCELLOR:: Byline: By ALAN JONES BRITAIN is now in a recession with business confidence, profits and turnover at record lows and unemployment set to rise by up to 350,000 in the next year, says to a report out today. An authoritative survey of 5,000 firms by the British Chambers...; Tags: Bank of England, FINANCE, recession, survey; Research articles 2008-10-07
Springs-based Capstone Investment: Maybe the Ivy League does hold: What are the benefits of having nontraditional assets in your portfolio? Ted Schwartz, president of Capstone Investment Financial Group Inc., discussed these benefits and other investment topics during the Financial Planning Association's financial forum at the DoubleTree Hotel. Schwartz uses some of the concepts of university...; Tags: FINANCE, Investment, recession, stock, Yale University; Research articles 2008-10-03
Recession Proof Your Portfolio  Now is the Time for Sound Nest Egg Strategy: THE GOLDEN NEST EGG -- Nilo and Bill Bolden, Administrative Manager and Handy Man, Profit During the Financial Storm by Employing Natalie Pace's Nest Egg Strategies LOS ANGELES -- On January 22, 2008, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average had tumbled from its high above 14,000 in October 2007...; Tags: FINANCE, financial, Forbes, recession, stock, strategy; Research articles 2008-10-02
Bush pleads for EUR700bn 'rescue' Appeal to Congress to prevent recession: Byline: By EXAMINER News Correspondent AMERICA will face "financial panic" and a "long and painful recession" unless the US Congress fails to pass a rescue package immediately, President George Bush said today. Mr Bush said the United States needed to put its economy back on track as Congress...; Tags: America, Bush, FINANCE, financial, recession, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-25
UCLA Anderson Forecast: No Recession Forecast for the Otherwise Stalled National Economy; California Slowdown Will Continue Until U.S. Economy Begins to Recover: LOS ANGELES -- In its third quarterly report of 2008, the UCLA Anderson Forecast continues to advocate that the national economy is not technically in a recession, noting in particular that the revised second quarter 2008 Gross Domestic Product GDP rate was a surprisingly strong 3.3%. The Forecast readily acknowledges...; Tags: California, recession, University of California at Los Angeles; Research articles 2008-09-24
Increasing Spending on Security in Airports Regardless Recession and High Oil Prices: LONDON -- The increase in fuel prices and the credit crunch are pushing out of business airlines and tour operators around the world. Despite this situation, security spending in airports is still expected to increase at double digit rate, in the following years. Crisis in the airport transport industry...; Tags: Frost & Sullivan, recession, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-09-22
World Tonight: Talks to halt recession: BANK of England rate-setters were beginning their latest two-day meeting today under increasing pressure to stave off a looming recession. But despite a stagnant economy, interest rates are likely to be held at 5% for the fifth month in a row as inflation concerns linger for the Bank's Monetary...; Tags: Bank of England, FINANCE, inflation, recession; Research articles 2008-09-03
World Tonight: Talks to halt recession: BANK of England rate-setters were beginning their latest two-day meeting today under increasing pressure to stave off a looming recession. But despite a stagnant economy, interest rates are likely to be held at 5% for the fifth month in a row as inflation concerns linger for the Bank's Monetary...; Tags: Bank of England, FINANCE, inflation, recession; Research articles 2008-09-03
OECD hikes US growth forecast, sees UK recession: PARIS AFP — The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday raised its forecast for US economic growth this year but cut its estimates for Japan and the eurozone, and said Britain faced recession. The OECD, the Paris-based grouping of 30 developed countries, said the US economy would...; Tags: Britain, Japan, OECD, recession; Research articles 2008-09-02
OECD hikes US growth forecast, sees Britain in recession: PARIS AFP — The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday raised its forecast for US economic growth this year but cut its estimates for Japan and the eurozone, and said Britain faced recession. The OECD, the Paris-based grouping of 30 developed countries, said the US economy would...; Tags: Britain, Japan, OECD, recession; Research articles 2008-09-02
World Tonight: Expert warning: THE UK is entering a recession that could last more than a year, a former Bank of England policymaker warned today. Professor Charles Goodhart, a previous member of the Bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee, said that the economic recovery may not begin until 2010.; Tags: Bank of England, policymaker, professor, recession, recovery, U.K.; Research articles 2008-09-01
It's taken a licking … how well the economy will keep on ticking depends on a range of volatile factors; "muddle through" scenario seems most likely: An old wristwatch commercial used to close with the catchphrase "it takes a liOking and keeps on ticking." That is one way to characterize the U.S. economy's performance in the last year and it will likely continue to describe what the future holds for the next four to six quarters....; Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, financial, NAFTA, recession, SALES, Transportation, U.S.; Research articles 2008-09-01
Germany hit by 'pronounced slowdown': economist: BERLIN AFP — Germany's economy is undergoing a "pronounced slowdown" that could drag on to 2010, the chief economist at Deutsche Bank, Norbert Walter, said in an interview released Saturday. Recession could be averted with "happy accidents" such as a fall in energy and food prices, an improved economic...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Berlin, economist, Germany, Manufacturing, recession; Research articles 2008-08-30
Pet fashion all the rage as owners bark, What recession?: NEW YORK AFP — It's a dog's life during hard economic times. But Chihuahuas in a tutu? Pugs in designer tank-tops? Dachshunds draped in Swarovski bling? That was the scene at the third annual Pet Fashion Week in Manhattan this past weekend, where despite a looming US recession, the...; Tags: accessory, Agence France-Presse, Manhattan, recession; Research articles 2008-08-25
British business body warns of recession risk: LONDON AFP — An influential body which represents British business said there was a "distinct possibility" of the country facing recession in the next six or nine months, in a report published Sunday. In its quarterly economic forecast, the British Chambers of Commerce BCC said that while a major...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, recession; Research articles 2008-08-17