US fourth-quarter GDP growth revised lower to a 0.5% rate
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth slowed more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter amid downgrades to business investment, including inventory accumulation, but corporate profits increased sharply, government data showed on Thursday. Gross domestic product increased at a downwardly revised 0.5% annualized rate, the Commerce Department‘s Bureau of Economic [...]
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