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 ...

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The banking industry performed exceptionally well during the strong economic expansion of the past five years. Strong demand for loans and banking services and the strong supply of quality customers ...

Now that the economy is entering the 40th month of expansion, many people are wondering whether U.S. business has repealed its own law of gravity. One of the hard facts of economic life has been that ...

In this guide, we’ll explore how the economic cycle typically works, what signals often indicate each phase, and ways investors can tilt portfolios using exchange-traded funds (ETFs).