Signs of a Recession?

Retirement can make one a little garrulous. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan went on the talk show rounds recently, but instead of spreading holiday cheer, he Grinched about a recession.

Not everyone believes in his economic prognostications or his motives, but people listen—or at least, they search: His own buzz rose 94% in the past 7 days. In the meantime, headlines directly attributed the stock tumble to his loose lips.

He probably wasn’t saying anything that people weren’t feeling already, according to a new poll. Still, Greenspan might’ve helped double the queries for “recession” in the past week. Searchers also wanted to check if the holiday blahs were a more serious affliction, by looking for a more precise “definition of recession.”

Are people hugging their pocketbooks a little tighter as a result? Here is a highly unscientific check-up on the money buzz in the past week, with nary an economic theory as an explanation.

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