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The final word on last year's economy is almost here

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 29, 2017
Thursday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release final revisions to economic growth numbers, aka the gross domestic product, for 2016. In other words, we’ll find out if economic growth last year really was as lousy as it seemed. But why look back? With the end of first quarter of 2017 almost here, there’s plenty […]
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Market forces help stabilize CO2 emissions for third year

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2017
The plateau in emissions comes amid global economic growth.
"The switch from coal to gas really happened because of the shale gas revolution and because of markets,” said Laura Cozzi of the International Energy Agency. Above, a coal power plant from American Electric Power in New Haven, West Virginia.
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Trump administration hopes to pass tax reform by August

by Adam Allington
Feb 23, 2017
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration is hoping to pass major tax reform legislation before Congress leaves for its August recess. President Donald Trump has set ambitious goals of economic growth of 3 percent or higher, rates not seen in over a decade. Mnuchin said the administration will achieve this through a combination […]
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Would tariffs on imports expand the economy, or shrink it?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 22, 2016
Latest GDP numbers show economy is performing better than thought
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Economists predict uptick in economic growth for 2017

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 22, 2016
There's been market strength since the presidential election.
A trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
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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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Why a weakening dollar is a good thing

by Mark Garrison
Apr 14, 2016
A strong greenback makes it tough for U.S. exporters to compete.
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Rethinking how we predict where the economy is going

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 19, 2016
Some financial experts think a more sophisticated model is needed.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 7, 2008 in New York City. 
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Labor Department releases revised Q3 productivity

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 2, 2015
The numbers can help predict other aspects of economic growth.
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'Tis the season to review winter's GDP

by Mark Garrison
Jul 30, 2015
Turns out the economy grew instead of shrinking.
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