Stock Market Slides as Recession, Fed Fears Grow. Here’s What’s Really Happening.

Investors don’t need to watch The Shining to get a fright fix. Growth scares will do just fine.

The S&P 500 fell 1.3% this past week, and concerns about a possible slowdown, or growth scare, have been cited among the reasons why. Economic data have been weakening, and fears have been amplified by a recent yield-curve inversion, which is often a prelude to an economic slowdown.

Even…