The Lipstick Index, coined by Leonard Lauder, son of Estée Lauder, posits that sales of "affordable luxury" items like lipstick rise when consumers sense a recession looming. This theory emerged ...

The Lipstick Index – coined by Leonard Lauder, son of Estée Lauder, in the early 2000s – is a theory that states when consumers anticipate a recession, sales of ‘affordable luxury ...

Talk of recession is ramping up at the moment with a surprising twist from the Trump administration, which is suggesting that Americans may need to endure some pain. Investors are coming to terms ...

By Ben Casselman I cover the economy. Is the U.S. economy headed for a recession? Stocks have plunged. So have measures of consumer and business confidence. Forecasters expect slower growth ...

Dems forecast ‘Trump recession,’ as Republicans say it’s time to double down Sen. Josh Hawley said, 'The president knows what to do. He did it in the first term.

It's too early to say whether the economy will maintain a certain level of strength, weaken, or even slip into recession territory -- but no matter what the economy is doing at a given time ...

As tariff uncertainty continues to roil the stock market, some economists believe the U.S. could be headed toward a recession, a possibility that even the Trump administration has declined to rule ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday sought to mitigate concerns about the state of the economy, after saying this weekend that “there are no guarantees” when it comes to a recession.