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 ...

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 ...

The “business cycle” might just be one of the oldest ideas in economics. For more than 200 years, economists have been pointing to the tendency of economies to expand, then slow down, contract and ...

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana wrote in his 1905 book, The Life of Reason. Clichés like this can grate, but as we’ve ...

What if owners of small companies could finally enjoy stretches of economic expansion without worrying about looming recessions–and didn’t have to make defensive moves and adjust their businesses to ...

As the U.S. economy shrinks, fears and predictions of a recession continue to grow. New Commerce Department data shows that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at an annual rate of 0 ...

The healthcare sector has been the most negatively correlated with economic cycles, according to a BofA Sector Focus Point report. Analysts, led by Savita Subramanian, wrote that health care (NYSEARCA ...

With few exceptions, the U.S. economy has been steadily growing for 16 years. An intriguing correlation exists between U.S. recessions and the political party in power -- and it's potentially ...

Ken Ferrie advises farmers to navigate agriculture’s cyclical economic waves by managing costs and seizing opportunities during downturns to position themselves for future profitability. If your ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...