But there are concerns that Japan and the United States could face a "double-dip" recession.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

Concerns about a double-dip recession were back in the news this week.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

On Friday,Galina Petrovna, a 64-year-old Moscow nanny, let her two year old charge cool off with a dip in a public fountain.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

A "double dip' scenario refers to a short-lived recovery, followed by another recession.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

It's a surefire recipe for a double-dip recession,or worse,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Despite what he calls overblown fears of a double-dip recession, Cardillo predicts the U.S.economy will grow between two and a half to three percent for the second half of the year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20