A report on the nation’s economy by the President’s Council of Economic Advisers is providing a clearer picture of the economic recovery: high unemployment and less than stellar growth for the next five years. Continue reading Obama Advisers Predict High Unemployment, Low Growth for Next Five Years Obama Advisers Predict High Unemployment, Low Growth for Next Five Years originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00. Filed Under: Economy Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Most investors heaved a sigh of relief when the nation’s gross domestic product, a broad measure of economic activity, rose 3.5% in the third quarter , signaling that the recession had ended. But that figure was revised downward to 2.8%, and on December 22, revised again by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — to 2.2% . This 37% reduction in GDP certainly calls the entire data collection process — and the value of these “headline” numbers — into question. Continue reading How Misleading Economic Data Increases Investor Risks How Misleading Economic Data Increases Investor Risks originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:30:00. Filed Under: Economy , Investing Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Economy Is the United States headed for a “new normal” — a slow-growth economy that lasts perhaps for as long as a decade? The evidence supporting the “new normal” argument, predicting a future in which the U.S. GDP grows at no more than 2.0% to 2.5% per year, is compelling. That low growth rate would constrain corporate revenue and earnings growth, and stock prices, among other consequences. The U.S. has already registered below-trend GDP growth at this recovery’s start – just 3.5% in Q3, as opposed to the more than 6% GDP growth typically registered in an expansion’s initial stage. Here’s why the slow-growth conditions might continue: Continue reading Seven reasons to expect a slow-growth U.S. economy ahead Seven reasons to expect a slow-growth U.S. economy ahead originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , Investing It seems we live and die by the latest reading on gross domestic product, purported to be the final market value of all the goods and services produced within our borders over a certain period of time. When GDP came in at an annualized rate of 3.5 percent last week — the first rise in a year and ahead of economists’ expectations — the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( $INDU ) soared 200 points on the news. Then, the next day, the nay-saying, nitpicking and deconstruction of the data commenced, helping the Dow cough up 250 points in a session. Continue reading Is GDP all it’s cracked up to be? Is GDP all it’s cracked up to be? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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