by - September 26, 2019 12:06 pm
The nation’s economy expanded at an annual rate of only 2% in the second quarter as government spending continued to soar and key industry sectors experienced downturns amid concerns of…
by - September 3, 2019 1:48 pm
The highly watched economic indicator for Arkansas and several other midwest states slumped to its lowest level in nearly three years amid concerns that ongoing tariffs and trade issues are…
by - May 30, 2019 1:46 pm
The U.S. expansion in the first quarter of 2019 was revised downward 0.1 percentage point to a still robust 3.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) “second”…
by - May 8, 2019 11:52 am
Arkansas saw weak real gross domestic product (GDP) of only 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2018, well below the national standard of 2.2% and 34th among the 50 U.S….
by - March 28, 2019 1:07 pm
The U.S. economy is braking faster than previously thought as the final GDP reading for the fourth quarter showed moderate growth of only 2.2%, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of…
by - February 5, 2019 12:53 am
The “advance” snapshot on the nation’s economic growth for all of 2018 will be delayed until further notice due to the partial government shutdown that ended on Jan. 22, according…
by - December 24, 2018 9:29 am
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace of 3.4% in the third quarter, but was revised down 0.1% from earlier estimates as a government shutdown, rising interest rates and…
by - November 28, 2018 10:54 am
The U.S. economy expanded by another 3.5% in the third quarter and generated more than $20 trillion in economic activity as tax cut-fueled corporate profits jumped to their highest level…
by - March 30, 2017 9:39 am
The U.S. economy closed out the fourth quarter of 2016 with moderate growth of 2.1% as strong consumer spending and private and business investment was offset by falling exports and…
by - November 29, 2016 8:58 am
The U.S. economy surprisingly picked up momentum in the third quarter as consumer and government spending improved and other key sectors of private industry improved just ahead of the fall…
by - October 28, 2016 10:40 am
Real gross domestic product grew at a brisk 2.9% in the third quarter as consumer spending picked up steam in the second half of 2016 just ahead of the Nov….
by - October 4, 2016 9:21 pm
At roughly 75 million strong, the Baby Boomer generation continues to shape the nation’s economic growth patterns with respect to workforce productivity and overall labor. The share of U.S. population…
by - September 29, 2016 2:48 pm
The third and final estimate for real gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter showed the U.S. economy was not as lethargic as first expected as consumer spending picked…
by - August 26, 2016 10:03 am
Real gross domestic product (GDP) crept forward at an annual rate of 1.1% in the second quarter with corporate profits well off the first three months of 2016, according to…
by - August 24, 2016 2:16 pm
From July 2015 to July 2016, Arkansas saw the largest unemployment rate decline among all 50 states as the number of unemployed workers fell by more than 16,000, according to…
by - June 14, 2016 11:44 am
Arkansas’ real gross domestic product (GDP) output in the fourth quarter grew at a sluggish 1.6% and ranked 27th among the 50 states as the state’s economy produced nearly $125…
by - April 28, 2016 11:30 am
U.S. business growth decelerated for the third straight quarter in the first three months of 2016 as the current outlook for a broad economic expansion is now in question as…
by - January 29, 2016 2:17 pm
The U.S. economy decelerated in the fourth quarter of 2015 thanks to less spending by consumers, a slowdown in local and state government outlays and tepid capital investments by American…
by - December 22, 2015 10:11 am
A final revision of U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) on Tuesday (Dec. 22) showed that lagging corporate profits helped to take the steam out of economy in the third…
by - August 27, 2015 12:04 pm
In the “second revision” of the nation’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, the federal report shows the U.S. economy advanced at a robust annual rate of 3.7% in the…
