Friday, January 27, 2012

U.s. gdp

  • MADRID (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher start for Wall Street on Friday ahead of key fourth-quarter growth data, while corporate updates weighed on shares of Ford Motor Co. and Juniper Networks Inc.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • This technical note provides background information about the source data and estimating methods used to produce the estimates presented in the GDP news release.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. economy grew 2.8% in the final three months of 2011, propelled by increases in consumer spending and business inventories, according to a preliminary government estimate.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a strong rebuilding of stocks by businesses and weak spending on capital goods hinted at slower growth in early 2012. U.S.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures were little changed as investors awaited a report that may show the worlds largest economy expanded in the fourth quarter at the fastest pace of 2011. Ford Motor Co. slid 4.
  • (BusinessWeek)
  • tracking European and Asian stocks higher ahead of data on U.S. growth due on Friday morning. The final reading of fourth-quarter GDP, out at 8.30 am New York time, will likely set the tone for trade on Friday. U.S. GDP is expected to have expanded by 3.
  • (CNBC)
  • TOKYO Jan 27 (Reuters) - The yield on the benchmark U.S. Treasury note was steady in Asia on Friday, while the yield on five-year paper was slightly above a multi-decade low as investors awaited U.S.
  • (Reuters)
  • The United States economy continued to expand modestly toward the end of 2011. The Commerce Department says it grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter and 1.7 in all of 2011.
  • (NPR News)

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