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      • One study found that large companies that realize operational cost savings without cutting employees while making long-term strategic investments during a recession tend to outperform once the downturn ends.
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  2. Sep 24, 2023 · Key Takeaways. Historically, during recessions, some industries still do reasonably well, or even thrive due to changing patterns of consumption and behavior. Often these are industries where...

  3. Aug 28, 2024 · Large and small businesses face declines in sales and profits during a recession. Economic downturns affect credit access, slow collections, and spur business bankruptcies. During an economic...

  4. May 9, 2023 · Investors are betting that yields will go lower because of economic weakness. Not every economist is convinced that the United States will sink into a recession imminently, and even some of the...

  5. Oct 23, 2022 · Key Points. The chances of a recession appear to be increasing. No sector has thrived in every recession, although consumer staples stocks have performed better than most. Individual stocks have...

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  6. May 10, 2019 · An analysis by CEPRES, a private equity analytics company, shows that returns on deals closed shortly before the financial crisis began varied widely, even within sectors typically viewed as recession-resistant. Within healthcare, for instance, there were significant subsector differences.

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  7. Aug 15, 2024 · Elevated interest rates, tepid economic growth and an inverted U.S. Treasury yield curve have some investors concerned a recession may be coming. When the economy tanks, even most high-quality ...

  8. May 13, 2020 · Large-cap stocks have often done better than small-cap companies during economic expansions. In addition to their brief outperformance in the late stages of the 2003-07 expansion, they had more stellar performances during three notable episodes: 1983-90: during the 1980s boom, S&P 500® outperformed Russell 2000 by 91%.

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