Lipstick sales and strippers' tips: 6 weird indicators a recession could be coming

John Greim

• Recessions are notoriously difficult to predict.
• But unemployment rates and inverted yield curves aren't the only way to watch for a recession.
• Economic experts shared six weird, wacky, and often imperfect harbingers of tough financial times.

Financial hand-ringing abounds these days as money managers and consumers alike eye a potential recession.

But...