Japanese GDP falls at biggest rate since 1955

Japan 4Q GDP grows at 4.6 percent annual pace
Japan's economy beat expectations in the fourth quarter, fueled by robust exports and a pickup in consumer demand at home.

Japan 3Q GDP surprises with 4.8 percent growth
Japan's economy flexed more muscle than expected in the third quarter, as rekindled demand at home and abroad fueled its largest expansion in more than two years.

Canally: Market Wants Political Certainty
John Canally, LPL Financial economist, weighs in on the markets, GDP, and how the 2012 election will impact the economy.

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We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions. According to Charles R. Morris, the...

The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the...
Arthur Laffer -- the father of supply-side economics and a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board -- joins economist Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal editorial...