Canadians and Mexicans give different answers when they are asked for the first word that comes to mind when thinking about the United States. President Donald Trump’s name is by far the most ...

STOP fretting about recession. That is the message from America's R-word index. For each quarter, we count how many stories in the New York Times and the Washington Post include the word ...

Not only are their forecasting tools blunt, but many also seem to have an inbuilt bias against uttering the dreaded R-word. Consider forecasters' record during America's past two recessions.

The word is not a modern invention; in fact, its age and origin are unknown. But what is known is where the word Abracadabra is mentioned for the first time. And this takes us to Rome at the end of ...