Small-business owners need to realize that business operates in cycles. During the growth or maturation phase, businesses purchase equipment and hire employees. Eventually, they grow so large they can ...

Carla Tardi is a technical editor and digital content producer with 25+ years of experience at top-tier investment banks and money-management firms. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC ...

A business cycle demonstrates the fiscal activity of an economy over a period of time. While business cycles differ in various ways, including how long they last, each of them has four distinct stages ...

The top ten sectors now show a risk-off stance in the market. Bonds are clearly outperforming equities at the moment, along with precious metals, gasoline, and utilities. Retail also made the list, ...

There are two phases to a cattle inventory cycle, herd expansion and herd contraction. The usual cattle cycle runs eight to ...