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It’s Kind of Fitting That Musk Now Wants to Cook the Books on GDP
Appearing on Fox News last Sunday, financier turned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick echoed Musk’s recommendation. “You know ...
Marketplace2d
Tariffs are affecting America’s GDP. Here’s how.
Exports, which add to domestic production, could fall if the trade war continues and more countries respond with tariffs on ...
Trump’s tariffs could plunge Mexico and Canada into a recession
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could severely impact the economies of both countries, potentially ...
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Trump officials want to measure the economy's health in a way that may hide DOGE cuts
The GDP reading for the first quarter of 2025 ... soon after Trump's first win, that jobs numbers "may have been phony in the past, but it's very real now." Read more: Do you pay taxes on ...
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What Is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
GDP measures total economic output within a country over a specific period. Investors use GDP to anticipate market shifts and adjust portfolios accordingly. Buying cyclical stocks during GDP ...
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US Commerce Secretary wants to remove government spending from GDP
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product (GDP) report, but gave no indication ...
Bloomberg L.P.9d
Without Federal Spending, What’s Left of US GDP Growth?
Should a country’s gross domestic product include government spending? No, argued Simon Kuznets, the Nobel economics laureate who helped create the measure now known as GDP. When the US ...