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Behind the World Bank's new global growth forecast

by Mark Garrison
Jun 8, 2016
The bank is just the latest to revise growth figures downward. Here's why
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Who run the world? GDP.

by Adriene Hill
May 30, 2016
But why? Do we put too much emphasis on GDP when evaluating economic health?
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Consumer spending is slowing down and so is the GDP

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 28, 2016
Gross domestic product rose 0.5 percent at the start of 2016, with business investment and exports falling, and spending by consumers slowing down.
Shoppers walk along Lexington Avenue in the eastern Midtown section of Manhattan on April 29, 2015 in New York City. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, growth of the U.S. gross domestic product - the value of goods and services produced in the U.S. - has slowed for the first quarter of 2015.  
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Economy ended 2015 stronger, recession danger recedes

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 25, 2016
GDP is revised upward for Q4 2015, and looks to gain momentum in 2016 from jobs, housing, and consumer spending.
GDP is seeing an uptick in the U.S.
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Can you grow the economy without adding pollution?

by Scott Tong
Mar 18, 2016
There's evidence that "decoupling" may be starting.
The Carbon II coal-fired power plant in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico, where coal from a new mine in Eagle Pass, Texas will be burned. 
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Consumer spending: It's not just for consumers

by Nova Safo
Feb 10, 2016
It makes up almost 70 percent of GDP, but it's not all shopping trips to the mall.
Health care accounts for a large part of consumer spending.
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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: the Fed, GDP and recession?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 29, 2016
Cardiff Garcia and Catherine Rampell join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week that was.
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Slower GDP growth reflects global forces

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 29, 2016
The global oil glut and strong U.S. dollar are a drag on U.S. exports and oil production.
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From economy to econoMEH: global growth is mixed

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 19, 2016
With markets in turmoil, some question the 2016 outlook. The answer is a mixed bag
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The good and bad news behind China's 6.9 percent growth

by Rob Schmitz
Jan 19, 2016
In 2015, China's economy grew at its slowest pace in 25 years. It's not all bad.
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