Every economic cycle tells a different story. Periods of expansion create confidence. Investment rises, consumers spend more ...

The S&P 500 has outperformed the Russell 2000 since March 2021. Small-cap stocks’ tendency to outperform during recessions and early-stage expansions may be related to interest rate sensitivity. Over ...

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 the expansion period of an economic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share insight and perspective on financial advice and true wealth. A boom and bust cycle refers to the alternating periods of ...

The global economy is shifting into a new era of growth, driven by the artificial intelligence boom and decarbonization. Four decades ago, the global economy embarked on the current super cycle, when ...

The “window of vulnerability on growth is not open,” according to Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder and COO at the Economic Cycle Research Institute, who argues that a cyclical upturn in global inflation ...

Thomas Kevin Swift has packed insights gathered over a long career in industrial economics into A History of American Business Cycles, a book released earlier this year. The book tackles large volumes ...

Business cycle dynamics encompass the regular expansions and contractions of aggregate economic activity, driven by fluctuations in output, employment, investment and consumption. These cycles arise ...

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 ...