Friday, July 31, 2009

One Percent

This is the hottest economic news of the morning and probably in quite some time.

The economy contracted but according to government data it contracted less than anticipated.

As I post this, markets are up.

CNN: Economy: The pain is starting to ease
The pace of economic decline slowed substantially in the second quarter, as the U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 1%...

Economists surveyed on Briefing.com expected the second-quarter reading to show the economy contracted at an annual rate of 1.5%.

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