Here's a closer look at what comprises a recession, how long they typically last, and a history of past recessions. We'll also look at how to prepare your finances and portfolio for a downturn.

The longest official recession in U.S. history lasted more than five years and occurred from 1873 to 1879, according to the NBER. There have been roughly 17 recessions in the U.S. over the last ...

Understanding these historical cycles can help contextualise today’s economic events. Inflation: how long do recessions last? Watch: Jason Lennard on the history of recessions A business cycle is the ...

The chart below shows the history of technical recessions for each country tracked in the OECD's database of quarterly real GDP growth rates going back to 1960. The impact of the Great Recession ...

Changes in asset prices are good predictors of economic downturns There are two views about the relationship between changes in asset prices and business cycles, particularly recessions. One view ...

The economic cycles we’ve seen throughout history may be a thing of the past. That means no more deep recessions and no ...

"People will say that recessions don't start with a booming economy," Arnott told CNBC Thursday. "That's not true. Recessions always start with an economy that's been booming. It's the nature of ...

But why? There's a reason governments spend so many taxpayer dollars digging their economies out of recessions. Families lose their homes. Children go malnourished. New grads spend years ...

Racial jobless gaps are widest at the depth of recessions and narrowest at the ... the 11-year economic expansion is one of the longest in U.S. history. The St. Louis Fed provides a helpful ...

Recessions amplify fear and uncertainty ... This was not just a repetition of history but a demonstration of the power of contrarian investing. The depression in the 1920s also offered similar ...

Using statistics, the NBER can calculate the precise start and end dates of recessions. A healthy economy is a delicate ecosystem composed of ever-changing variables like consumer spending ...