When it comes to measuring the strength of the economy, one of the most important metrics to watch is the gross domestic product, or GDP. This week, the Commerce Department announced the U.S. had ...

Real GDP rose at just a 0.7% annual rate, falling well short of the 1.4% forecast and marking a steep drop-off from the 4.4% final estimate seen in Q3. Current growth is below both the long-term ...

GDP weighting asserts that a country’s role in a global benchmark should reflect the scale of its economy. Many large economies have equity markets that represent a limited share of actual domestic ...