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The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
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Know Your Numbers: GDP GDP is widely considered to be the mother of all economic indicators. As the primary indicator of economic activity, GDP is the main feedback mechanism economic policymakers use when determining the paths they aim to follow.   |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Will Health-Care Reform Hurt Investors? The bad news here is that there's quite a bit of uncertainty around this issue, and that some health-care-focused companies may end up suffering. Read on to see who. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Breaking Down the Negative Savings Rate There's more to the negative savings rate than purses and big TVs. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Can We Handle Another 22% Drop in Real Estate Prices? That's exactly what some government estimates predict. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
A Quarter Million for Your Doctor If you'd like to set yourself up for a mostly painless retirement, where you're not held hostage by health-care costs, it takes planning. But if you're smart and start early, you can save more than enough to cover all your retirement costs. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2009
Brian Bauer |
4 Stocks for Scaredy-Cats Cautious investors -- let's call them the scaredy-cats -- think the economy might take longer to recover than many expect. Here are four stocks for them: Johnson & Johnson... PepsiCo... McDonald's... CVS Caremark... |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2006
Brian Lawler |
Why the Big Deal About GDP? Gross domestic product gets a lot of attention, but other numbers matter, too. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Stephen Mauzy |
3 Long-Process Companies for the Long Run Why today's investing environment favors long-process companies. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Could It Be? Is the U.S. Still Growing? Get the lowdown on the big news and what it means for your portfolio. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its "advanced" estimate for third-quarter gross domestic product today. GDP growth clocked in at 2.5% after creeping along at a lackluster 1.3% rate in the second quarter. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
Morgan Housel |
How Is This Economy Going to Keep Growing? What the GDP numbers will tell us on Thursday. |
BusinessWeek
May 14, 2007
James Mehring |
Growth: More Than Meets The Eye While real gross domestic product, the popular gauge of economic growth, is slumping, another measure of economic activity called gross domestic income remains strong. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2009
Jennifer Schonberger |
Is the Government Really Helping the Economy? The Obama administration has stepped up to try to soften the blow to the careening economy by passing a stimulus plan and detailing a housing plan for foreclosures. But how much will the stimulus and housing plan help? Part 2 of an interview with Bill Greiner. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Don't Fear the Dollar's Demise, Profit From It The dollar may be in trouble, but investors can find ways to profit from it. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
3 Economic Myths ... Busted! Everyone's talking about the economy, but not everyone has their facts straight. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Johnson & Johnson Still Withstands Recession While Johnson & Johnson is big, it has proven to be agile during the recession, and this quarter was no different. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Rich Smith |
Picture of the Day: Thanks a Lot, CNN. Now We're All Drunk. If consumers are drunk and spending money they don't have, investing in companies that profit from profligacy seems the only sober solution. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Green Shoots? Somebody's Smoking 'Em Are we only delaying, but not diverting, any one of a host of ever-nastier outcomes for the economy such as a double-dip recession, high inflation, government insolvency, increased joblessness, or worse? |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2010
Louis R. Woodhill |
Don't Follow Greece off the Austerity Cliff Europe, led by Greece and Portugal, seems to want to take a ride on the austerity death spiral. Let's not join them. Let's give the growth spiral a try instead. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2010
Morgan Housel |
When Higher GDP Growth Isn't a Welcome Sign Great growth in all the wrong places. |
BusinessWeek
February 13, 2006
Michael Mandel |
GDP: What's Counted, What's Not Figuring out the size of the U.S. economy is a tricky task. And the way it's done today leaves key elements out of the picture |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Will Government Debt Crush the U.S.? Is this debt really going to suffocate the economy? |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2008
Morgan Housel |
The Dollar's Slide Isn't Over The U.S. dollar has been a rock star in recent weeks, reaching its highest level against the euro in six months. But will it continue? |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2010
Anand Chokkavelu |
The Best Growth Opportunity Out There Finding the big growth stocks in the biggest growth countries is the key. Identifying these stocks is the best growth opportunity out there. |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Francesco Giavazzi |
Growth after the Crisis If the world economy is to recover, a replacement must be found for the newly frugal U.S. consumer. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Socialism Isn't What I'm Worried About I'm against the homeowner rescue plan, but not because of the Red Menace. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Will China's Accounting Cause a U.S. Stock Correction? Are China's national accounts accurate, or is it manufacturing GDP statistics in order to support the idea that it is floating above the global recession? These questions have troubling implications for U.S. investors. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Look How the Economy's Growing Fourth-quarter GDP growth was revised down Friday, to 2.8% from an original 3.2%. What do the new numbers tell us about the economy? |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2010
Mike Pienciak |
The New Economy: Death by Savings A rise in personal savings isn't necessarily a recipe for economic health. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2009
Nate Weisshaar |
Invest Defensively: Look Abroad Invest like your favorite blue chips. |
BusinessWeek
April 5, 2004
Peter Coy |
GDP Growth: Are The Numbers Too Rosy? Forget faulty jobs data. An overstated GDP may help explain the economic reality gap |
BusinessWeek
January 30, 2006
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Don't Count Consumers Out Just Yet With the economy showing continued momentum outside of consumer spending and with the growth in consumer outlays set to improve markedly this quarter, last quarter's slowdown in GDP growth will not likely be an ill omen for the first half of 2006. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Tim Callen |
What Is Gross Domestic Product? Economists use many acronyms. One of the most common is GDP, which stands for gross domestic product. A concise explanation of GDP. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Brokers Do Their Part for GDP Growth The financial-services industry gave a big hand to the American economy last year, which registered real GDP growth of 3.5%. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Jonathan Anderson |
Solving China's Rebalancing Puzzle The trends most likely to drive corporate earnings and the trade surplus back to more sustainable levels over the next few years are the gradual end of excess capacity growth, the subsequent return of net import demand, and lower overall GDP growth. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Economic Growth: Here Today, Gone Yesterday Last month, something fun happened for the first time in a long while, sparking a renewed sense of optimism. The economy grew, at a brisk 3.5%. Then, reality made a comeback. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Aziz & Dunaway |
China's Rebalancing Act China's economic miracle may be at risk unless the country relies more on domestic consumption. |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
Michael Mandel |
A Storm Over Offshoring Readers respond to a story on measuring domestic growth. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2008
Todd Wenning |
Why We Still Have a Long Way to Go As the consumer goes, so goes our economy. And if the newest consumer confidence figure is any indication, an economic turnaround won't happen any time soon. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2012
Eric Bleeker |
1 Threat That Could Derail the Dow's Rally China's growth is fueling the Dow ... for now. |
BusinessWeek
July 16, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: A Resurgent Asia Will Lead the Global Recovery Robust exports to China and other emerging markets will help stabilize the U.S. economy, but U.S. demand will be too weak to offer its traditional support to world growth. |
