If the Economy’s So Good, Why Is GDP So Low?

Inflation rearing its ugly head again proved problematic for the market. Inflation has practically wiped out excess savings from the pa.....»»

Good morning, Bay Area. In the economy, U.S. economic growth slid to an almost two-year low last quarter while inflation also ticked up and GDP increased at a 1.6% annualized rate, below all economists’ forecasts. All this while the econom.....»»

CNN Is Wrong... Deflation Is A Good Thing Authored by Soham Patil via The Mises Institute, A recent video by CNN states that lower prices are bad for the United States economy and that consumers must get used to the new.....»»

Good morning, Bay Area. Starting your daily roundup with the economy, the consumer price index rose 3.5% in March, higher than expectations and marking an uptick in inflation. In local transportation, Caltrans said a new section of southbound H.....»»

Higher-income millennials plan to spend the most post-pandemic, a McKinsey report found. That's good, because the economy needs them to. H.....»»

The CDC found the US bi.....»»

Peter Schiff: The Fed Cheats To Avoid Getting An 'F' On The Economy Via SchiffGold.com, A lot of the economic data that came out last week looked pretty good. GDP growth came in.....»»

Nothing like a good furniture sale to get the economy moving, right? Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, a Houston furniture magnate, has a promotion that anyone spending $3,000 or more on their next mattress would get it free if his favorite Derby.....»»

As we emerge from the pandemic, the U.S. is showing signs of a tightening job market. That means the economy is picking up again — a good sign for job seekers, including those joining the workforce for the first time. Many technical fields, e.....»»

For an administration that wants to rebuild an economy with 21st century priorities, increasing investment should be at the top of the list.....»»

Despite pockets of labor shortages, supercharged hiring and spending are in evidence. That's good, since consumer spending is 70% of the US economy. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Tu.....»»

The Memphis MSA is closer to its pre-pandemic employment level than all but seven of the nation's 53 largest MSAs, according The Brookings Institution. Here's the good news and complicating factors as the workforce looks to recover from the COVID economy......»»

The Labor Department is expected to say the U.S. economy added 647,000 new nonfarm jobs last month, up from a much stronger-than-expected increase of 379,000 jobs in February.....»»

Execs from Shell, Facebook, Oliver Wyman, and battery startup Form Energy joined Insider for a discussion on the future energy economy. Watch it here. Most major energy and tech companies have promised to cut their emissions. Insider in.....»»

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The unemployment rate and the jobs that are being added are not the best indicator of where the US economy and the jobs market actually stands. Paul Sakuma/AP Images The jobs report sh.....»»

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Stronger consumer growth, more stimulus, COVID vaccines - the.....»»

Across Chicago, the job market is tight as the ongoing health crisis continues to batter parts of the U.S. economy, forc.....»»