US economy accelerates at 2.5 percent rate in Q1

Americans shrugged off higher taxes to lift the U.S. economy at the start of the year…

China’s economic growth slows in first quarter

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China’s economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the first three months of the year…

Fed: Slightly lower growth, unemployment in 2012

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The Federal Reserve has downgraded its outlook for U.S. economic growth this year but is slightly more optimistic about the unemployment rate…