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U.S. economy surges to 4.1 percent growth rate in second quarter

by Associated Press
Jul 27, 2018
This is the fastest pace since 2014.
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Trump has you to thank for those good GDP numbers

by Andy Uhler
Jul 27, 2018
This post was updated on July 27 at 7:54 a.m. CT. The Commerce Department has released second-quarter gross domestic product numbers this morning, showing that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent — the fastest pace since 2014. That figure was driven by exporters rushing to get products delivered ahead of […]
People walk through a Manhattan shopping mall on June 28, 2018 in New York City. 
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What GDP tells us about the economy

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 26, 2018
GDP growth for the latest quarter is expected to be robust, but that is due in part to some unique elements of the quarter.
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As Trump prepares for NATO summit, we ask: What’s our NATO ROI?

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 9, 2018
President Donald Trump frequently complains about NATO. Just this morning he was tweeting about how NATO allies aren’t spending enough; that the U.S. pays an unfair share. It’s true that NATO members are supposed to spend 2 percent of their GDP on their military. It’s also true that only about eight of NATO’s 29 members […]
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Which economic stats matter most?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 9, 2018
Our listener asks which economic statistics are the best predictors of future economic performance.
A financial professional loosk at his computer screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day Dec. 16, 2008 in New York City. 
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Tariffs just one headwind for China’s economy

by Scott Tong
Jul 9, 2018
Today is day four of the tariff battle — some call it war — between the U.S. and China. Whether it’ll cause major economic damage depends who you ask. We step back to assess the Chinese economy in this fragile moment and how its transition from a middle-income country to a rich one is going. Click the audio […]
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Economists expect to see strong economic growth in the second quarter of the year

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 26, 2018
We’re in the last week of June, which is also the last week of the second quarter. Government economists will be crunching the numbers on Gross Domestic Product: the sum of all goods and services produced in the economy. Annualized GDP growth was 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018. So what’s in store […]
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U.S. economic growth slowed to 2.3 percent pace in first quarter

by Associated Press
Apr 27, 2018
Consumer spending turned in the weakest performance in nearly five years.
The Consumer Confidence Index helps provide a picture of how people feel about the economy.
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Trade showdown

What does a trade war mean for the U.S. economy?

by Andy Uhler , Kimberly Adams , Scott Tong and Tracey Samuelson
Apr 4, 2018
Let's break down how it will affect the country's GDP, jobs or even agriculture.
A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province in July.
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What limiting legal immigration would do to our economy

by Amy Scott and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jan 29, 2018
Fewer immigrants means fewer people in the workforce.
Immigrants prepare to become American citizens at a naturalization service on Jan. 22 in Newark, New Jersey.
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