People are noticing “recession signs” everywhere. What does the data say?

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  Good morning.

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  It's Thursday, May 8th.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, the Vatican's messy financial picture,

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  why more states are considering taking fluoride out of the public drinking water,

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  and an AI-generated video allows a dead man to confront his killer.

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  But first, in the past few weeks, there's been a lot of talk of recession indicators.

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  Some of it's been in the form of snarky memes online in response to the seesaw tariff policy from the Trump administration.

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  Some of it is trying to translate the general sense of economic anxiety and figure out whether it's a temporary blip or here to stay.

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  Economists are trying to sort out what's anecdotal, vibes-based,

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  if you will, from what's showing up in the data.

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  Take McDonald's, which recently saw a drop in spending in U.S.

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  stores, as acknowledged by their chief financial officer on a recent earnings call.

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  People are choosing either to skip breakfast or they're choosing to eat at home for breakfast.

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  And I think that's more to explain what's going on in the U.S.

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  versus any kind of segment shift.

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  And The Washington Post reports that a number of major airlines have withdrawn their financial forecasts for the year,

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  uncertain about how things are going to shape up.

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  Companies like Procter & Gamble,

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