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Greek Opinion Polls and the U.S. GDP Figure

Richard Driver | Posted 05.29.2012

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Richard Driver

Figures from the German, French and eurozone-wide services and manufacturing sectors almost all disappointed, suggesting that the eurozone's avoidance of economic contraction in Q1 will prove temporary.

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Why Societies Fail: The 'Other' Consequences of Debt

American Anthropological Association | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Debt, National Debt, Economic Inequality, Global Economic Crisis, Gdp Growth, Gdp, U.S. GDP, Politics News
American Anthropological Association

What will likely be absent in the inevitable debt debate before the election is any consideration of the relationship of debt to the requirement for perpetual economic growth and its role in the dramatic increase in economic inequality.

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One Sign The Recovery May Be Stumbling

AP | PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.27.2012

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WASHINGTON — Don't panic yet. The government reported Friday that the economy got off to a tepid start this year, but that doesn't foreshadow a ...

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U.S. Ended Year Growing At Fastest Pace In Year And A Half

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in the final three months of 2011, the best pace in a year and a half. But that gro...

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Bonnie Kavoussi

Americans Save Less As Economic Growth Remains Sluggish And Real Wages Fall

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.27.2012

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At a time that the U.S. economy is struggling to pick up steam, Americans are struggling just to keep up. Over the last three months of last year,...

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U.S. Economy's Latest Growth Data Released

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 01.28.2012

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WASHINGTON — The American economy may not be truly healthy yet, but it's healing. The 2.8 percent annual growth rate reported Friday for the fo...

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Fed Dismisses Economic Recovery

Michael Pento | Posted 03.12.2012

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Michael Pento

The Fed is becoming more concerned about the sustainability of the U.S. recovery, just as the economy looks to be gaining momentum.

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U.S. Economy Grew Less Than Estimated Last Quarter As Healthcare Spending Plunged

Posted 12.22.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth was slower than previously estimated in the third quarter on a sharp drop in healthcare spending, but stron...

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Economy Grew Less Than Expected As Incomes Fell By Most In Two Years

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 01.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew more slowly over the summer than the government had earlier estimated because businesses cut back more sharpl...

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Fed Cuts GDP Forecast, Raises Unemployment Projections

Posted 01.02.2012

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slashed its forecast for economic growth, raised projections for unemployment, and suggest...

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U.S. Economic Growth Meets Expectations In Third Quarter

Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON (Lucia Mutikani) - Economic growth increased at its fastest in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses set aside fears ...

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U.S. Economy Grows By Much Less Than Expected In Second Quarter

Posted 09.28.2011

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The economy grew less than expected in the second quarter as consumer spending barely rose amid higher gasoline prices, and growth braked sharply ...

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Wealth In America: By The Numbers

Michael Brenner | Posted 08.20.2011

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Michael Brenner

How is it that so many American citizens do without so much that the citizens of other wealthy developed societies enjoy -- especially economic security? Just look at the numbers.

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'No Doubt The Economy Has Slowed'

Posted 07.26.2011

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WASHINGTON: Corporate profits contracted in the first quarter for the first time in more than two years and the economy grew at the same pedestr...

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Soaring Food, Gas Prices Push Inflation Up, Economic Growth Down

Posted 06.28.2011

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WASHINGTON (By By Lucia Mutikani) - Economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter as higher food and gasoline prices dampened con...

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Fareed Zakaria: Short-Term Good News Is Bad News For U.S. Economy

TIME | Fareed Zakaria | Posted 06.21.2011

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It is now conventional wisdom that the U.S. faces an acute fiscal calamity. America's problems are severe: a deficit that is more than 10% of GDP and ...

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Economy Grew Faster Than Previously Thought In Fourth Quarter

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON: The economy grew more quickly than previously estimated in the fourth quarter as businesses maintained fairly solid spending and res...

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WAY OFF: Government Issues Big Revision Of Economic Growth Data

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew slower than initially estimated in the fourth quarter as government investment contracted more sharply and c...

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Economy Grew At 'Feeble' Pace In Second Quarter

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The nation's economic growth tailed off sharply in the spring and probably isn't faring any better now. Gross domestic product &nd...

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Aspen Dispatch: Measuring for Success

Steve Rohleder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Rohleder

I recently did a session at the Aspen Institute's Business and Society forum in NYC, with David Walker, former head of the GAO who is now leading a ne...

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Jobs, Trade, and Mercantilism - Part II - Dealing With Reality

Ralph Gomory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ralph Gomory

We do not live in a world of textbook free trade. We live in a world where our trading partner China has chosen mercantilism and is using the full powers of its government to advance its industries in ways that destroy ours.

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Jobs, Trade, and Mercantilism - Part I - Facing Reality

Ralph Gomory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ralph Gomory

The future of our country is endangered by massive trade deficits that are destroying industries and destroying jobs. Yet balancing trade is not on our government's agenda.

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Stranguflation: Deflation and Inflation Where it Hurts America Most

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Tavakoli

Our bloated financial sector has been sucking the life-blood out of the U.S. economy for years, and recent decisions insure it will continue to feed off taxpayers, while the host economy struggles for life.

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BRIC and Beyond: Economies That Will Shape the 21st Century

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Steven Friedman

Goldman Sachs has proposed 15 candidates for countries whose economies may be major players in the world economy by 2050. Here's where the issue of having quality metrics appears.

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Why U.S. GDP Growth Is Unsustainable And The Recovery Will Fade: Edward Harrison

Credit Writedowns | Edward Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

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The US turned in a fairly robust quarter in Q1 2010, with real GDP growth meeting expectations at 3.2% annualized. This comes on the back of a very ro...

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