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The U.S. economy stayed afloat in the third quarter despite global turmoil, but it’s struggling to break out of the slow-growth pace that has plagued the economic expansion.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that any economic losses to the region as a result would be less than 1% of the gross domestic product of Afghanistan.
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The Census Bureau resumed work today on a survey that feeds into the nation's reports on gross domestic product, corporate profits and the flow of funds, after congressional delay imperiled a quarter's worth of data.
Monthly gross domestic product data, a Canadian housing outlook report, corporate earnings, Alberta’s budget and a speech from the Bank of Canada’s Timothy Lane are all on this week’s Canadian events calendar.
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Crude prices fell in Asia after China’s third quarter gross domestic product data underscored worries about slowing consumption.
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Japanese stocks recouped some of earlier losses following the better-than-expected Chinese gross domestic product data, says Yusuke Sakai, senior trader at T&D; Asset Management.
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Canada’s economy shrank for a fifth straight month in May, weighed down by weak output in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and wholesale trade.
India is the world's fastest-growing big economy so far this year, but only if you believe its recently recalculated gross domestic product figures.
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Most of the respondents to the latest Wall Street Journal survey of 64 economists said China’s gross-domestic-product estimates don’t accurately reflect the state of the world’s second-biggest economy.
A legislative delay may cause a key government economic survey to be scrapped for the quarter, depriving a half dozen agencies of data that they use to build some of the nation’s main economic indicators.
A big upward revision to GDP has reassured some economists the economy is on solid footing. But a less closely watched number provides a fair amount of caution.
Focusing on gross financing needs when assessing a country's debt sustainability—as is now being done for Greece—doesn't look so good for Italy, Spain and Portugal.
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The U.S. economy emerged from its winter lull with a moderate spring rebound, but the historically sluggish expansion is looking even more sluggish as it enters year seven.
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The Federal Reserve's policy meeting will highlight the week, though economists don't expect any move on interest rates. We also get a first peek at second-quarter gross domestic product and employment costs, key data points as Fed officials weigh their first rate increase since 2006.
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U.S. gross domestic product expanded at a 3.7% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the spring, faster than the initial estimate of a 2.3% growth rate, as both business spending and inventories grew.
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Columnist Jo Craven McGinty explores the usefulness of measuring a country’s well-being beyond the typical economic gauges, such as gross domestic product.
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The eurozone’s second-quarter gross domestic product figures are in, and it’s fair to say they were far from knockout.
U.S. gross domestic product, the broadest sum of goods and services produced across the economy, grew by a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.3 percent in the second quarter of 2015. Here’s what economists had to say.
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When the Commerce Department releases its first reading of second-quarter gross domestic product this coming Thursday, there will also be a spate of annual revisions. This happens every year and serves to give more retroactive perspective on the U.S.'s economic growth trajectory.
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Households are pushing the economy forward, but businesses are signaling caution.
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