Economic cycles are normal ebbs and flows in the economy that happen in a repeating pattern. Read more about them inside.

Getting Longer The National Bureau of Economic Research measures the current economic expansion at 111 months and counting. The current period is the second-longest expansion of NBER's 160-year ...

To our surprise, the US economy has not entered a recession over the past two years. This is not because a recession has been avoided altogether but because the current economic cycle has been ...

Economic contractions, troughs, expansions and peaks are unpredictable phases of economic activity referred to as economic business cycles. The gross domestic product, or GDP, is the total market ...

A recession during the first half of 2023 is looking more likely, but the unusual nature of this economic and trucking freight cycle should help keep trucking from feeling the brunt of it, according ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover financial advisors and investment firms. Though markets continue to be strong so far in 2019, many — if not most — ...

As the U.S. economy slows, other countries are picking up steam. Lakshman Achuthan is the co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI). Achuthan has nearly 30 years of experience ...

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 ...

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 Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 25000, marking the latest big-number milestone for the index. So why does it matter? WSJ Markets Reporter Akane Otani explains. Photo: Reuters The economic ...

In our opinion, it’s not the case that the US economy has avoided a recession, but rather that the current cycle has been elongated. We use the commodity/gold ratio (the Spot Commodity Index (GNX) ...