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Fed holds off on new steps to help U.S. economy
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Federal Reserve won't be taking any major new steps to help the economy at this time, and the reason is that the Fed expects the U.S. economy to grow at about 3 percent this year.
Slamming the brakes on China's GDP growth
Friday, April 13, 2012
Imagine if the U.S. Economy grew at 8.1 percent a year instead of the 3 perecent we've been living with. But in China this means slower growth recorded in the first three months of the year.
China GDP growth at lowest level since 2009
Friday, April 13, 2012
The last three months in China were the worst for the country’s economic growth since 2009 -- 8.1 percent GDP, compared with 8.9 percent last quarter.
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The money illusion
Friday, March 16, 2012
Professor Stephen J. Rose says it's not about how much things cost, but how much they cost relatively.
Fourth quarter GDP revised up to 3%
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The Department of Commerce revised its gross domestic product report for the last quarter of 2011, revealing more evidence that the U.S. economy could be entering a new phase of recovery.
Those delicate 'green shoots' of the economy
Friday, January 27, 2012
We all hear about economic indicators all the time, but perhaps we don’t question them as much as we should.
GDP: Good, but not great
Friday, January 27, 2012
The nation's gross domestic product -- the value of all goods and services produced -- grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter, the fastest pace since the second quarter of 2010.
GDP growth 2.8% in fourth quarter of 2011
Friday, January 27, 2012
GDP growth is getting stronger each quarter. But why was the growth slower than we expected at the end of 2011?
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China's high GDP growth hard to compare to U.S.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
China said today that its economy grew 9.2 percent last year, while our economy was growing at rate of less than 2 percent for most of last year.
PODCAST: GDP revised, bear-ing the Mexican border
Thursday, December 22, 2011
In the U.S., Gross Domestic Product revisions are out today, and the hope is that the number will keep improving as long as problems in Europe, and Washington, don't stunt that growth. In one North Carolina town, local business play nice to help each other out during recession. The Lone Star State loses as many as half a billion trees in 2011, and that's not including the wildfires. And in this week's Attitude Check, we look at how Americans are really feeling about the potential payroll tax cut extension.
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