Economists generally focus on four distinct phases of the economic and business cycle: expansion, peak, contraction and trough. However, the many variables influencing the cycle make it hard to ...

US economy stays strong with robust data, resilient spending, and firm balance sheets. Growth to slow slightly but remains ...

There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate.