If you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. Learn key differences between GDP vs GNP and which better measures ...

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For economists trying to measure the health of an economy, there are a number of similar sounding but slightly different concepts that can confuse those without a background in macroeconomics. Two of ...

Services to share this page. When the Commerce Department reported this morning that the Gross Domestic Product rose 1.7% from April through June, the figure was 3% higher than expected — and that’s ...