Third quarter U.S. GDP numbers showed growth crushing consensus estimates. This serves as a bullish indicator for the stock market (SPY) because it shows that the economy may be on a much stronger ...

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The government’s other main gauge of economic activity — gross domestic income — rose 2.4% after a revised 2.6% annualized advance in the second quarter. The US economy expanded in the third quarter ...

The U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter at the fastest pace in two years, bolstered by resilient consumer and business spending and calmer trade policies. Inflation-adjusted gross domestic ...

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Calculate Soybean Populations with the Hula Hoop Method While you might think of hula hoops as a game for children they’ve found a new use—helping farmers calculate soybean populations. With no need ...

Exports have outperformed expectations and reached GDP growth targets early. How do you assess this achievement in terms of sustainability and risk? In 2024, Vietnam’s total import-export value ...

They celebrate Christmas on Dec. 24 in Sweden, so when Jesper Wallstedt got a call from his home country the next day, it was not interrupting any holiday plans. And it turned out to be one of the ...

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