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This article highlights how certain macroeconomic indicators in India are suggesting that the Indian Economy may be recovering from a "valley" in India's Business Cycle. Aggregate Demand is increasing due to the increase in consumption (the article specifies tourism and domestic air travel). Furthermore, "foreign trade related indicators" have increased hinting at an increase in the aggregate supply of India as well.

This article suggests that the lack of recovery from the recession might lead to weakness in the American business cycle. The potential is not present as it was before the recession, and that is what concerns the author of this article. It will be very interesting to follow the course of the American business cycle (economic growth), and if this article is right, it opens for even bigger Chinese dominance in the economic world.

Fall in demand for durable goods (orders for durable goods in the US fell 5.2% in January) means also fall in aggregate demand. Falling aggregate demand - the total spending on goods and services implies firms will start to lay off workers and unemployment rates are likely to rise. According to the business cycle, at current point there is a negative output gap, because economy is producing below its long-term trend economy can sustain.

This article discusses how a survey suggests that the confidence among UK businesses hit its lowest level in at least 21 years last month. Therefore, the economy will struggle to grow in the first quarter of this year. Consequently, there was a zig zag in economic growth in several businesses in the UK, therefore, the government must plan to expedite growth.

You don't have to read much of this article to understand the gist of what the author is saying. As we all know, the business cycle fluctuates like a sin graph, except, at the same time, the real GDP steadily increases as more innovations are made the things can be done for cheaper. Paying attention to those ups and downs are important for governments because, when the downs occur, the government needs to put in more spending to cover for private industries and to try and stimulate the economy. However, what the US government has failed to do now-a-days is lower spending when the economy has built its way back up and above where it was before. This isn't because US citizens will start mass protests in the streets against a higher sales tax or less funding for the public education system, but because officials want to ignore the fundamental concept that, just like the economy went down before, so shall it in the future times.

We've read about recessions and the business cycle, but never about double recessions! apparently this phenomenon was unfamiliar to Britain too, and their first just hit.

The article talks about the Boeing 787, which is creating a loss for airlines all over the world. There is less supply for the 787 flights, and people are scared therefore there is also a loss in demand for flights.

Clinton Cards has warned that the outlook for its full-year results is worse than it had previously expected. The company has lost money and had to close 34 stores to start recovery.

The article talks about the increase in popularity of facebook. In nearly every country it is the number one social network. The article also shows the decline in popularity of the other networks.