business cycle
noun
: a cycle of economic activity usually consisting of recession, recovery, growth, and decline
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While there are arguments that business cycle fluctuations and downturns can carry silver linings for some individuals or economic outcomes, these events come at the cost of others’ pain and hardship, Schwandt said.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The committee has maintained a chronology of U.S. business cycles since its creation in 1978.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
On one hand, companies are making adjustments tied to natural business cycles – products lose exclusivity, some assets fail clinical trials and research programs are shut down when data doesn’t support continued investment.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Recessions are identified by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a non-profit, nonpartisan research group that dates U.S. business cycles.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The committee has maintained a chronology of U.S. business cycles since its creation in 1978.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
On one hand, companies are making adjustments tied to natural business cycles – products lose exclusivity, some assets fail clinical trials and research programs are shut down when data doesn’t support continued investment.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Recessions are identified by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a non-profit, nonpartisan research group that dates U.S. business cycles.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Business cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20cycle. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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