#PreMarket Primer: Friday, December, 6: US GDP Could Be A Facade
December 06, 2013 at 06:54 AM EST
On Thursday, the Commerce Department released GDP data which showed that from July to September, the US economy expanded by 3.6 percent. The figure, much higher than the expected 2.8 percent estimate, was likely fueled by increasing stockpiles. The data showed that businesses boosted inventories to the highest levels in 15