Oil and copper prices are weakening despite China's reopening. It's a sign a global recession is coming but liquidity issues may also be at play, economists warn.

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Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel breaks down why he blames the Fed for inflation - and warns the central bank now risks tanking the economy

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  • Jeremy Siegel slammed the Fed for fanning inflation, and warned it may spark an avoidable recession.

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry compares the stock market's rally to the dot-com bubble - and hints he's bracing for an epic crash

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I've been a Wall Street economist for 15 years. The deluge of crappy analysis being spouted by so-called 'experts' has never been worse.

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A new ecosystem of alarmist analysts is using low-quality data to push a narrative of stock market doom and recession gloom.

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If an 'expert' is warning you that the market is about to crash, check their math

Americans are on track to see 'a significant decline in inflation' this year, Fed's Powell says

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on February 01, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Nobel economist Paul Krugman says doomsday economic predictions were wrong, and the Fed risks a recession if it tries to respond to 'imaginary' stagflation

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'Big Short' investor Steve Eisman rings the alarm on the tech-stock rally and slams bitcoin as pointless in a new interview. Here are the 10 best quotes.

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The odds of the US slipping into recession are now just 25% thanks to a surge in jobs, Goldman Sachs says

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The odds of a US recession have shortened, Goldman Sachs said.

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Here's why the US economy won't fall into a recession this year or next, according to a key market signal

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Howdy readers. I'm Phil Rosen, reporting from New York. 

On this day in 1940, Disney debuted "Pinocchio," and the nosy puppet became one of the most beloved characters in film history. 

I bring this up because some people say that, unlike the marionette, markets don't lie. 

In that case, it may be wise to heed a key bond market signal that's saying we'll avoid a recession after all.

The S&P 500 could nosedive 30% this year as a painful recession takes hold, top economist David Rosenberg says

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