When it comes to measuring the strength of the economy, one of the most important metrics to watch is the gross domestic product, or GDP. This week, the Commerce Department announced the U.S. had ...

GDP is a measure of whether the economy is expanding or contracting. While this factor can’t be taken alone, negative GDP is a strong indicator of a future recession. Investors should develop an ...

Year-over-year, Gross Domestic Product rose by 1.8 percent in the third quarter of 2022, the same as in the second quarter. No recession in sight as far as the GDP numbers are concerned, but there are ...

NEW YORK — (NEW YORK) --The threat of a looming recession has heightened interest in the most commonly used measure of economic health: Gross domestic product, or GDP. The metric commands attention as ...

The threat of a looming recession has heightened interest in the most commonly used measure of economic health: Gross domestic product, or GDP. The metric commands attention as an all-in-one report ...

But it’s far from perfect. GDP is a poor measure of welfare. It tallies up all the goods and services produced in an economy—putting equal value on $100 whether it’s spent on concert tickets or ...

The UK’s latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures are set to be released on Friday, providing yet another indication about the direction of the economy. At 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, the Office for ...

BEIJING -- As China maps out its development priorities for the next five years, it has once again highlighted a central benchmark for modernization, namely achieving a per capita GDP on par with that ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its third estimate of second-quarter GDP — a revised look at how much the economy grew between the beginning of April and the end of June. Today’s update did ...

China's GDP grew by 4.7% in the second quarter, below expectations and slower than the previous quarter. Weaker economic data has fueled calls for ongoing stimulus measures to boost growth. Concerns ...