The economy slowed late last year but still turned in a solid performance as another burst of consumer spending was offset by a drop in business investment and stockpiling. The nation’s gross ...

underlining the contrast between more robust growth in the U.S. economy and stagnation in Europe, which recorded zero growth at the end of last year. The U.S. economic outlook has become more ...

Last week, the Bank of England downgraded its outlook for the UK economy. It predicted that GDP would shrink by 0.1% between October and December, following zero growth in the three months before.

BRITAIN'S economy showed unexpected growth in the final three months of last year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) edged 0.1% higher between October and ...