Economic contractions, troughs, expansions and peaks are unpredictable phases of economic activity referred to as economic business cycles. The gross domestic product, or GDP, is the total market ...

In a New Year’s address, Xi Jinping made a rare acknowledgment of the flagging economy while reiterating the government’s growth targets. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu A short lapse in funding ...

When it is growing, especially if inflation is not a problem, workers and businesses are generally better off than when it is not Many professions commonly use abbreviations. To doctors, accountants, ...