Apr 25, 2024

What’s up with the weak GDP growth?

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Plus, a hot PCE shows inflation is getting sticky in the services sector.

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U.S. GDP grew just 1.6% last quarter

by Sabri Ben-Achour

KPMG’s Diane Swonk talks us through what might be behind the sluggish growth, which was much lower than economists projected.

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Small businesses could see big gains by boosting productivity

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder

Apr 25, 2024

And they can achieve that through better collaboration with companies big and small in their industries.

"Small businesses are, really, the backbone of the economy in so many ways," says McKinsey's Anu Madgavkar.

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