Growth

Is the wearable sector poised for long-term growth?

Walmart is the world's largest retailer, but what are its paths to growth?

We've been stuck at around a 1 percent increase for the past few years, but the context has changed.

The mayor of Port Orange, Fla., has been a cheerleader for growth, but now has second thoughts.

Four times a year, the U.S. Department of Commerce serves up the big number that tells us how much we are producing as a country. U.S. second quarter GDP grew more than economists had expected. That doesn't make it good.

The U.S. government has confirmed that the economy grew 3 percent last quarter, and that could mean that the U.S. economy and the European economy are going to diverge this year as the U.S. grows and Europe shrinks.

A respected JP Morgan analyst has claimed that it is a sure thing that the Chinese economy will be coming in for a "hard landing," at 6 percent growth.

Fears about the possible recession in Europe and a slowing rate of growth in developing nations could mean a grim outlook for 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.

China's economy grew 8.9 percent last quarter, in part thanks to the movement of millions of people from the countryside for better paying jobs in cities. For the first time, the number of urban dwellers there has officially topped the rural population.