Economics

U.S. Recession Indicators Haven’t Made Up Their Minds

  • Jobless claims, credit conditions still remain healthy
  • But manufacturing, profit margins among possible warning signs
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Investors are abuzz over the risk of a looming U.S. recession, yet economic indicators are giving mixed signals at worst that the record-long expansion will end soon.