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Is a new global recession on the way?
Feb 14, 2013
A slew of GDP numbers out of Europe and Asia today paint a gory picture of the global economy.
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U.S. economy shrinks for first time since 2009
Jan 30, 2013
GDP shrank 0.1 percent last quarter. Private investment rose, but government spending fell. That bodes ill if automatic budget cuts can’t be avoided.
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GDP drops 0.1 percent but other economic indicators continue to rise
Jan 30, 2013
A Commerce Department report out today shows that GDP fell 0.1 percent last quarter, but consumer spending, business investment and employment continue to rise.
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China's economic growth drops to 13-year low
Jan 18, 2013
The world's fastest growing economy just posted it's worst growth figures in over a decade. Is it time to be concerned?
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How does the U.S. stack up on economic growth?
Jan 4, 2013
When it comes to economic growth, is the U.S. more like China or like Europe?
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U.S. economy is reaching a crossroads
Dec 20, 2012
The latest revision of third quarter GDP finds the U.S. economy growing even faster than we'd thought this summer -- 3.1 percent.
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GDP revised up to 2.7%, investment revised down
Nov 29, 2012
Though the latest GDP numbers are up and jobless claims are down, the economic details tell a gloomier story.
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Economists encouraged by third-quarter growth
Oct 26, 2012
The government is estimating U.S. GDP grew two percent for the past three months. The figure is better than economists had expected -- but then again, they weren't expecting much.
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Apple's iPhone 5 sales could boost U.S. GDP
Sep 10, 2012
It's said the new gadget, expected to be released on Wednesday, could add between a quarter and a half a percentage point to fourth-quarter GDP.
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Tracking the economy and GDP through trash
Aug 16, 2012
How does our garbage relate to our GDP? Economist Michael McDonough has worked out the GDP-to-trash economic indicator.
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