Japan’s nominal GDP fell 6 percent to 475 trillion yen last year, while its real GDP declined 5 percent. Meanwhile, nominal GDP in the United States decreased 1.3 percent to US$ 14.2 trillion and real GDP fell 2.4 percent. If you travel across

LONDON AP) — European stock markets rose Friday after a strong set of industrial production figures for January stoked hopes that the recovery from recession in the 16 countries that use the euro may be stronger than previously thought. The FT

Here’s a rather stark sign of relative sentiment. In a slow week for bond fund flows overall, flows into emerging markets debt hit an all-time high. In an otherwise subdued week for fund flows, the Emerging Markets Bond Funds set an all-time we

Nevada, Arizona, Florida post top state foreclosure rates in first quarter As it has for the past 13 quarters, Nevada continued to document the nation’s highest state foreclosure rate in the first quarter of 2010. One in every 33 Nevada housin

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Ten states account for more than 70 percent of nation’s first quarter total California alone accounted for 23 percent of the nation’s total foreclosure activity i

The stock market has been churning steadily higher after major indexes hit 12-year lows in March last year. Growing expectations for a recovery have been driving the climb. The increases in the past two months have been more subdued. Charlie Smith, c

It marked the second week that claims unexpectedly leaped. The government cautioned against reading much into the past two weeks’ figures, saying they were skewed by seasonal adjustments related to Easter. But some economists were disheartened

This graph shows existing home sales, on a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) basis since 1993. Sales in March 2010 (5.35 million SAAR) were 6.8% higher than last month, and were 16.1% higher than March 2009 (4.61 million SAAR). Sales surged last

“What are you fucking playing at?” Those were reportedly the opening words from Rupert Murdoch’s son James Murdoch to The Independent editor in chief Simon Kelner. The young chairman and CEO of News Corporation Europe and Asia storm

Asian stocks advanced Friday, following overseas markets higher as signs the U.S. economy was healing and debt-ridden Greece might soon be rescued eased anxiety about the global outlook. The broad move higher in Asia marked a turnaround after several