Recession risks are 'uncomfortably high and moving higher,' Mark Zandi says

The war in Ukraine. Red-hot inflation. And rapid interest rate hikes. The economic recovery that began two years ago faces credible threats that could lead to its premature demise.

News: What you need to know about the markets     Recession risks are 'uncomfortably high and moving higher,' Mark Zandi says The war in Ukraine. Red-hot inflation. And rapid interest rate hikes. The economic recovery that began two years ago faces credible threats that could lead to its premature demise. Read more »   Inflation is so hot the Fed may have to hike interest rates like it's 1994 Inflation is so hot that Wall Street banks are falling over each other to predict the dramatic moves the Federal Reserve will have to make to cool prices off. Read more »   Can America fix Europe's gas problem? North Atlantic shipping lanes are going to be very busy this year as an armada of US natural gas shipments heads to Europe, helping the continent to reduce its reliance on Russian energy following the invasion of Ukraine. Read more »   Deleted Joker scene hints at big plans for 'The Batman' franchise DC is taking a page from Marvel's playbook comic book. Read more »   Gas rationing, food vouchers and hunger: Economic pain from Russia's war is getting real As Russian soldiers bear down on Ukraine, increasingly desperate Ukrainians are running out of food and medicine. The economic fallout from the invasion is beginning to spill over to the rest of the world, too. Read more »   Edward Johnson III, Fidelity CEO who revolutionized investing, dies at 91 Edward "Ned" Johnson III, who oversaw Fidelity Investments' transformation into a financial services powerhouse and pioneered the sale of mutual funds directly to individual investors, died Wednesday. He was 91 years old. Read more »

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