The optimal scenario, in which the economy returns to its pre-recession state quickly and smoothly, is called a V-shaped recovery. If the economy takes more time to begin an upward trend ...

As many economies take their first steps towards reopening, there’s been lots of debate on an alphabet soup of recovery paths from v-shaped ... In a W-shaped recession, also called a double ...

Economists called for the worst downturn on record ... the ultimate long-run driver of stock prices — tend to form V-shaped recoveries no matter the recession. Which would argue that the ...