A trough, in economic terms, can refer to a stage in the business cycle where activity is bottoming, or where prices are bottoming, before a rise.

Explore how long typical boom and bust cycles last, their impact, and economic trends in U.S. business cycles.

People still buy groceries and fill their gas tanks. Businesses still need to accept payments, pay employees, move funds and manage cash. That constant movement is what makes payments unique. They ...

The US stock market could be headed for another growth spurt.

We live in an era where the headlines often don’t share the full picture of what’s happening on the ground. One minute we’re headed for a recession. The next, markets are breaking records. Business ...

Using the US stock market as a guide suggests that business cycle conditions remain strong in terms of the recovery since the current economic expansion began in May 2020. The recovery in nonfarm ...

There are many factors that drive bull/bear markets for stocks, but arguably the first among equals is the business cycle. US ...