Tag Archives: GDP
What’s Really Propelling the Stock Market Higher
Consumers are back at it…doing what they do best. They’re buying stuff and they’re consuming it. Moreover, they’re doing so at an accelerating rate. The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that retail sales increased 1.1 percent in February, the largest … Continue reading
The United States Can’t Afford Prosperity
Earlier this week it was revealed that something remarkable and totally unexpected happened during the fourth quarter of 2012. The economy didn’t grow. It shrank. “Real gross domestic product – the output of goods and services produced by labor and … Continue reading
When Not to Buy Stocks
The stock market’s really going for it. The S&P 500’s just a scratch from its October 9, 2007, all-time high of 1,565. Is it time to pop the champagne bottle and celebrate? We’ll let you decide. But do you recall … Continue reading
The Recession of 2013?
Getting back to the straight and narrow can take a lot of time and effort. Especially after straying far off the beam without much care or sense. That seems to be what happened to the whole economy during the bubble … Continue reading
