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 ...

As we wait for the second-quarter GDP numbers to come out at the end of this week, the White House is already playing cleanup by letting the public know that the definition of "recession" is fluid and ...

America’s GDP fell at a 0.9% annualized rate in the second quarter, a preliminary estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed Thursday morning. The report marks the second straight quarter of ...

But it’s far from perfect. GDP is a poor measure of welfare. It tallies up all the goods and services produced in an economy—putting equal value on $100 whether it’s spent on concert tickets or ...