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 ...

Economic cycles feature expansion, peak, contraction, and trough stages. Investors adjust strategies based on the current economic phase. Government tools like interest rates help manage these cycles.

Steve Swinney is CEO of Kodiak Building Partners, a leader in the building materials industry that manages locally led companies. Recent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are a welcome sign ...

Discover leading, coincident, and lagging business cycle indicators to predict economic trends, using insights from the Conference Board.