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GDP Grows at 3.9% Clip Despite Housing Crunch

Oct 31, 2007 11:27 AM CDT

GDP Grows at 3.9% Clip Despite Housing Crunch

GDP tops estimates on increased consumer spending

(Newser) - The US economy grew at a brisk 3.9% pace in the third quarter despite the credit and housing turmoil buffeting Wall Street, according to Commerce Department figures released today. Overall construction spending was up—with record commercial and government spending offsetting the housing slide—while individuals increased spending 3%...

Japan Pumps Cash Into Market

Aug 13, 2007 12:16 AM CDT

Japan Pumps Cash Into Market

Interest rate hikes unlikely

(Newser) - The Bank of Japan pumped $5.1 billion into the Japanese financial system today as the global credit crunch continued to ripple through the Asian markets, Bloomberg reports. Adding to the jitters, Japan's growth is slowing more markedly than economists predicted; the world's second-largest economy expanded by only 0.5%...

Jobless Rate Rises While
GDP Rebounds

Aug 3, 2007 12:44 PM CDT

Jobless Rate Rises While GDP Rebounds

Economic growth balances looming threat of inflation

(Newser) - The unemployment rate increased slightly in the second quarter, but the GDP recovered after a lackluster first quarter, providing Wall Street with a mixed report card of the nation’s economy as the Fed meets to determine interest rates. Unemployment ticked up 0.1% to 4.6%, hastened by losses...

Dow Sinks Further on Credit Jitters

Jul 27, 2007 4:10 PM CDT

Dow Sinks Further on Credit Jitters

GDP report, earnings, can't stave off 208.10 point slide

(Newser) - Stocks tumbled more than 200 points for the second day in a row, on fears that small-cap securities might be especially hard hit by a possible collapse in certain financial services. The Dow was down 208.10 to 13265.47, despite a report that the GDP grew faster this quarter...

US Economy Surpasses Forecasts

Jul 27, 2007 12:05 PM CDT

US Economy Surpasses Forecasts

Second-quarter growth rate higher than expected

(Newser) - Sumbrime-lending and housing-market woes didn't hold back the rest of the economy in the second quarter, as overall growth exceeded expectations and hit a 3.4% projected annual rate, the government said today. Economists pointed to the expanding global economy, which drives demand for exports, as well as greater business...