Here’s why Goldman Sachs is warning about a stock market crash and recession.

Here’s why Goldman Sachs is warning about a stock market crash and recession.

Dust off your dictionaries because today's GDP release might reignite the recession debate that's proved as semantic as it is economic. The year kicked off with back-to-back negative GDP readings, but the headline today should look more upbeat, with growth of 2.4% expected. But no matter what politicians may tell you (midterms are less than two weeks away), a positive print doesn't mean all's fine and dandy. Forecasters have penciled in , for example, among other downbeat numbers. Look out for the report at 8:30 AM ET. Tech earnings have so far this week, with names like Alphabet and Microsoft pointing to troubles in digital advertising. And speaking of troubles, below I'm breaking down why the biggest name on Wall Street is expecting an extended run of bad news on the horizon. , and neither are particularly upbeat. We can look first to . Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia, CEO David Solomon not only warned that a prolonged recession is approaching, but that the Fed will likely . "There is no question that economic conditions are going to tighten meaningfully from here," the exec said, adding that even if policymakers hike rates to 4.5%, they