Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

News

The Graphic Truth: Americans googling the economy

Americans googling the economy
Ari Winkleman
Make us preferred on Google

Will the US economy go into a recession this year? As always, economists disagree. Inflation hawks like Larry Summers believe it's almost inevitable, while doves point to the recent robust jobs report to insist we shouldn't panic yet. Still, Americans are concerned, which explains why Google searches for the word "recession" have jumped four-fold since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. We take a look at searches for this term, as well as other economy-related topics Americans have been googling over the past year.

This comes to you from the Signal newsletter team of GZERO Media. Subscribe for your free daily Signal today.

    More For You

    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Resolute Desk

    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Resolute Desk before signing an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office at the White House on June 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

    Samuel Corum/Sipa USA
    What, exactly, is the Trump administration thinking? A well-worn question finds fresh fodder this week as the White House prepares to impose a sweeping new set of tariffs on Brazil. Again. The new measures will hit Latin America’s largest economy with 25% duties on a range of products, including timber, clothing, sugar, paper, and shoes. In all, [...]
    Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega speaks to supporters with his wife

    Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega speaks to supporters during the opening ceremony of a highway overpass in Managua, Nicaragua March 21, 2019.

    REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
    Nicaragua’s leader says no more elections for the country“There will never be elections here again,” Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proclaimed on Sunday, underscoring his grip on the Central American nation of just over 7 million people. Ortega made the latest remarks during celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista [...]
    Indians storming the streets of New Delhi demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

    Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party march toward parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, 20 July, 2026.

    REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
    India’s Cockroach Janta Party takes to the streetsIn New Delhi, thousands of protesters are marching to Parliament today to demand the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over a growing scandal surrounding the leak of a high-stakes med school entrance exam in May. The protests are led by the grassroots Cockroach Janata Party, [...]
    The ‘gooolllll’ heard around the world
    Will Fitzpatrick
    Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in extra time, prompting the emphatic call from Cantor, the Argentine-born announcer who has now been at the microphone for ten World Cups. But the 44-second call on Sunday wasn’t his longest of the tournament. That honor belongs to his 52-second celebration when Curaçao scored its first-ever World Cup goal [...]