The recession that began around four years ago still lingers.

Wells Fargo's problems illustrate why the recession has lingered.

Still, a comparison of the response of state and local governments in the region shows that while some are locked in fiscal and political paralysis as the recession lingers, others have made painful progress toward solutions.

Even now as the recession lingers in the U.S. and parts of Europe, India's economy is growing at an impressive 9 percent this year.

Much of that comes from its aggressive push into consumer and mortgage lending, especially in the West where the recession lingers.

THE failure of Congress last week to reach agreement on a package to stimulate the economy raised some fears that the recession, the first in a decade, could linger well into next year.

General Media is just the latest in a long line of publishing companies to announce cutbacks as the recession lingers on.

With the end of summer comes the realization that the hoped-for short and shallow recession could linger indefinitely.

As their numbers increase sharply and the recession lingers, immigrants find themselves the target of a mix of social anxieties: economic tension, free-floating anger seeking an outlet and the volatile ethnic discord plaguing many cities.

But it raised the larger one of how much anyone was willing to spend to improve the state's schools, as the recession lingers and corporations continue to announce layoffs.