The business cycle involves four stages of a product's life: introduction, growth, maturity and decline. The product life cycle business concept is contingent on a few assumptions, including the idea ...

The business cycle describes the circular pattern of boom and bust that capitalist economies routinely undergo. Through the ups and downs of doing business, every business owner should be able to name ...

Q: I often hear people say "at this point in the cycle," but I'm not sure what that means. Where are we in the cycle? A: I think it's important to begin with a discussion of what the business cycle is ...

Norbert Michel studied and wrote about financial markets and monetary policy, including the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Central banks … will do wisely to lay aside their inexpert ventures in ...

Austrian economics provides valuable insights for business planning, but not so much in business cycle analysis. It’s not that key insights from the Austrian school of economics are wrong, but that ...

As I mentioned in my last article, I recently had the pleasure of attending MOI Global’s Latticework 2018 Conference, at which legendary investor Howard Marks was one of the featured speakers. Marks ...

The idea that business cycle fluctuations may stem partly from changes in consumer and business confidence is controversial. One way to test the idea is to use professional economic forecasts to ...

The economy is always in a state of flux, moving through periods of growth and recession, and after both, a full business cycle is complete. That cycle can be broken down further into four stages: ...

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 ...

A version of this article appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of strategy+business. This interview is part of the Inside the Mind of the CxO series, which explores a wide range of critical decisions ...