U.S. GDP shrank 0.3% in Q1, marking the first contraction since 2022 and missing growth forecasts. Recession odds for 2025 surged to 74%, per Kalshi, with markets pricing in deepening economic stress.

Stocks ended the week with steep losses after new federal data showed prices rising faster than expected, reigniting inflation fears on Wall Street. The stock slide began shortly after the ...

NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street’s most-watched gauge of ... "If we had a fundamentally driven VIX spike because something really bad was happening in the economy or world, then you ...

Wall Street's fear gauge — the VIX — spiked ... The VIX is calculated based on the prices of put and call options on the S&P 500. A spike could indicate a rush by investors to purchase put ...