Similar Articles |
|
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 September 29, 2006 Brian Lawler |
Why the Big Deal About GDP? Gross domestic product gets a lot of attention, but other numbers matter, too. |
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. |
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Sweet and Sour at Yum! Brands The fast food company's overseas stores are showing tasty returns, but its domestic results are a little lukewarm. |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: A Surprising Third-Quarter Pickup GDP is expected to show healthy growth -- and a broad rebound in demand is a key reason. That, plus exceptionally lean inventories, points to a continued upturn well into 2010. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2010 Stephen Mauzy |
Five Homegrown Growth Stocks The grass can be just as green on this side of the fence. What's so great about "over there"? |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2010 Morgan Housel |
When Higher GDP Growth Isn't a Welcome Sign Great growth in all the wrong places. |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Andrew Bond |
This Restaurant's Growth Story Is Better Than Chipotle's Yum! Brands is set for continued rapid international expansion. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
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. |
Managed Care February 2002 |
Hospital costs lead way in health care expenditures The share of the gross domestic product attributed to health care increased slightly more than overall GDP growth from 1999 to 2000 -- the first time that's happened in nine years... |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Get Ready for an Earnings Bust? What profit margins tell us about the market. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Here's Why the Economy's Growing Ah, the beauty of stimulus. |
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Business Slowdown? Don't Count On It With profits strong and inventories down, capital spending should rally. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
Japan: A Dip, Not a Collapse The downward revision to Japan's second-quarter growth rate has raised questions about the economy's recovery. But other data argue against another downturn. |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How to Own the World's Best Companies Don't settle for second-best investments. |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Morgan Housel |
GDP Growth Revised Way Down: What Should You Make of It? Second-quarter GDP growth was revised down to 1.6%, from the initially reported 2.4%. This sounds god-awful, like we're on the brink of a double-dip recession. And maybe we are. But this revision isn't as bad as it might seem. |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Todd Wenning |
These Aren't Your Grandfather's Stocks Despite the added risks of investing abroad, today's investors must realize that America no longer has a monopoly on growth. A balanced and successful portfolio needs to include some exposure to the international markets. |
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. |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
International Yumminess Chinese and other international sales continue to drive solid growth at Yum! Brands. The fast-food operator continues to reward investors. |
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 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. |
BusinessWeek August 13, 2007 James Mehring |
A Slower Speed Limit For The Economy? The second quarter produced solid economic growth, but there was also important news about revisions to real gross domestic product covering the past three years. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Arora & Vamvakidis |
Economic Spillovers Exploring the impact trading partners have on each other's growth. |
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
Japan: A Recovery On Simmer, Not Boil Japan's economy posted a spectacular gain in the first quarter. But don't expect a repeat in the coming quarters of 2005. |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Andrew Bond |
Dig Into This YUMmy Stock Yum! Brands devours market share in China, India, and other booming regions. |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2008 Ryan Fuhrmann |
The Tastiest Restaurant Stock in China China is the reason for Yum!'s strong 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. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Alan Lavine |
Tiger Versus Dragon Despite huge challenges in China and India, investors expect rising wages, increased domestic demand and exports to accelerate business growth. |
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. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
Canada: A Stronger Currency Is Curbing Growth Canada is seeing how a strong currency can tap the brakes on economic growth. But unlike central banks elsewhere, the Bank of Canada seems to welcome the slowdown. |
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. |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
Canada: Can Policymakers Keep Inflation Quiet? Canada's economy appears to be behaving just as the Bank of Canada would like: tame growth with low inflation. But for how long? |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 Jill Jusko |
R&D: Stagnant Investment In Europe It remains uncertain whether the EU can meet targets set by the Barcelona European Council in 2002 to invest 3% of GDP in research by 2010. |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Greater Expectations for Second-Half GDP Growth Economists are raising their second-half forecasts to 2% to 3%, a pace that would increase the chances for a sustainable economic recovery. |
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Get Ready To Exhale: The Slowdown May Be Ending A pickup in manufacturing signals stronger growth is on the way for the economy. |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu |
Why India Is No China When it comes to international investing, it's convention to lump countries into one of two categories: developed markets vs. emerging markets. But apart from scale and high portfolio inflows India and China don't share that much in common. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
70 Times Bigger Than the TARP Chinese companies are well represented among the 10 stocks that have suffered the greatest loss in market value in the year to March 1, 2009. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Matt Valley |
Big Challenge: Finding a New Catalyst to Drive the Economy Gauging the future direction of the economy is similar to the football team captain who calls the coin toss. Economists have a 50/50 chance to get it right. |
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 James Mehring |
Don't Rule Out A Rate Hike Some economists believe signs of an improving economy and tight labor markets mean rate hikes cannot be ruled out. |
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. |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2011 John Maxfield |
Drinking Pepsi in the Khyber Pass You'll find these familiar brands in the farthest corners of the globe. |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 Morgan Housel |
A National Debt Crisis? Think Again In the appropriate context, the national debt doesn't look so bad. We should really care about our debt's annual carrying cost, especially in relation to the size of our economy. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2008 |
2008: A Glass-Half-Full Kind Of Year? An economic prediction from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. |
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 October 7, 2010 Jim Royal |
3 Reasons You Aren't Buying This Powerhouse Stock Give Yum! Brands a look over. |
The Motley Fool April 18, 2011 Sean Williams |
India: Where There's Smoke ...There's Fire! Are inflationary pressures about to cripple India's growth? |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Grabbing Growing Dollars Abroad Investors who want to benefit from global growth without straying too far from familiar names should keep a close eye on big blue chips' increasingly international operations. |
CIO August 29, 2011 Kim S. Nash |
Your Next Competitive Advantage Economist and author Umair Haque says future economic prosperity depends on using IT for more than improving efficiency. CIOs need to focus on making consumers' lives better. |
The Motley Fool December 11, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Digs Deeper Into China The retail behemoth recently won approval from the Chinese government to open its 100th store in that country. It plans to continue expanding in China at a rate of more than 30% per year. |
BusinessWeek April 3, 2008 |
Calendar Events of interest to the business community from April 7 through April 11, 2008. |