The expansionary business cycle should continue as unemployment decreases and more workers are capable to purchase and create more jobs.

If we get the lazy republicans to start doing their jobs and creating jobs that have a future, not a filthy pipeline that no state wants.

Core GDP exc. inventories grew at 0.8%. Real wage growth is negative. Consumer spending is funded by declining savings and increasing deb

The best possible scenario is a slow, steady, responsible recovery. We are experiencing the best scenario.

Yes but not by much. Excess inventories, the European debt crisis and an incompetent president will see to that.

NO, see the story about "inventories". This is called "book to bill". The recovery was really re-stocking empty shelves. Now overfilled.

High gas prices will kill the recovery in 2012. The economy will just hemorage another year.

Assuming the European crisis is rectified, and the continuity of inflation in emerging markets, particularly the flexibility of wages.

Enough with the self-fulfilling pessimism.

Debt crisis in Europe, no coherent plans in the US to create jobs, banks won't lend money to small business which creates most jobs.

Yes, I'm very optimistic that we will begin to prevail this year!!! My moto is "Slow but sure!!!!" We will come out of this!!!!!! For Sure!

Housing is going to lead the way. But not until the administration faces that fact and does something. Lower mgt rates not the answer.

We will still have ups and downs for at least two more years.

Most are ignoring reality, interjecting politics and do not understand the components of GDP measurement – so sad.

gdp forecast in election year is trade tool of deception for Obama cronies. employment number already manipulated and will be 11%, not 8.5%

The only growth I've seen is in the banking industry, which caused 90% of the problems in the first place.

Not unless we get a congress thats for the best interests of the people, not the best interests of the donors.

How can it? Devalued dollar, heavy debt, a government full of corrupt idiots- it doesn't look good.

The economy will pick up when hiring and housing pick up.

We will know more come March 20, 2012.
Will Greece or will not Greece? My money says Greece and it's "Corporate" Government NOT.

The books are being cooked before elections to make voters believe that things are getting better. Lies from the Govt., vote them all out.

Countries, states, and people have too much debt.
People have little income left to spend after servicing their debt.

Yes. The company I got a job at had hired 1000 people, more jobs open for technically skilled. The houses on the market here are going away

Until the fundamental problems are solved, the economy will continue to worsen, and there will be a severe economic depression . . .