The economy's ups and downs are not abstract curves on a chart, they are the backdrop for your job security, mortgage rate, investment returns and even how long your emergency fund lasts. When I talk ...

Economic cycles feature expansion, peak, contraction, and trough stages. Investors adjust strategies based on the current economic phase. Government tools like interest rates help manage these cycles.

What are economic cycles? Why is it important to understand economic cycles? What are the main causes of economic cycles? What are the key indicators of economic cycles? How can you predict a ...

Steve Swinney is CEO of Kodiak Building Partners, a leader in the building materials industry that manages locally led companies. Recent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are a welcome sign ...

Massachusetts Gov. Healey had to start the year off with sizable budget cuts in the face of a $1 billion shortfall. (Don Treeger/TNS) In Brief: After rapid growth, income and sales taxes have turned ...

Despite a challenging year for Pleasanton's economy, marked by the departure of major retailers like JCPenney and the closure ...

The stock market's overall movements can be described as a repeating cycle that usually has four identifiable stages to it. Understanding the market cycle can help investors make more informed ...

For too long, the wealthy and powerful have used the cycle of economic and political power to enrich themselves and entrench their control. In this piece, Dēmos president Taifa Smith Butler envisions ...

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Discover how the Conference Board delivers crucial economic data and insights for business leaders with tools like the Consumer Confidence Index and economic indicators.

An economic cycle measures an economy's performance over time. It has four notable periods before the cycle renews: expansion, peak, recession, and trough. During expansion, GDP is rising while ...