U.S. CEOs unleash recession fears in earnings calls

By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies are growing more concerned about the prospects of a recession in the year ahead for the first time since the end of the financial crisis. Some 92 companies have discussed a U.S. recession in their earnings calls, according to Thomson Reuters data. While nearly all companies that have discussed recession say that U.S. consumers continue to look healthy, many are growing concerned that the steep declines in energy prices and job cuts in the indu