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Morning Broadcast Nets Ignore Terrible Economic News
NewsBusters ^ | 4/28/2022 | Joseph Vazquez

Posted on 04/28/2022 9:36:41 AM PDT by JV3MRC

Americans woke up Thursday morning to an economy that unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter. The ABC, CBS and NBC morning news shows ignored the story.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released a report at 8:30 a.m. revealing that U.S. GDP contracted at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter. Bloomberg News reported that the terrible news followed a “6.9% pace of growth at the end of 2021.” The median forecast for economists surveyed by Bloomberg was a 1 percent increase, meaning that expectations were off by a sizable 2.4 percentage points.

Janney Chief Fixed Income Strategist Guy LeBas summed up the significance: “Nasty miss.” ABC’s Good Morning America (GMA), CBS Mornings, NBC’s Today and NBC’s 3rd Hour of Today, completely ignored the BEA report on their April 28 broadcasts like flies fleeing insect repellant.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: abc; blogpimp; cbs; gdp; nbc

1 posted on 04/28/2022 9:36:41 AM PDT by JV3MRC
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To: JV3MRC

Well, it’s not Biden’s fault, and it is all due to Covid and Putin and Trump and Elon Musk and global warming.

Otherwise, the economy would be running at an annual GDP of plus 5% or more.


2 posted on 04/28/2022 9:41:39 AM PDT by adorno
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To: JV3MRC

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released a report at 8:30 a.m. revealing that U.S. GDP contracted at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter. Bloomberg News reported that the terrible news followed a “6.9% pace of growth at the end of 2021.”

MiniTrue* approves of Bloomberg’s reporting.

* Disinformation Governance Board


3 posted on 04/28/2022 9:42:36 AM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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To: JV3MRC

Of course..its only “News” when a Republican is in power..it would be all you hear about..but since its Dementia Joe, just like during the Obama yrs..the media motto “If we dont report it, it never happened”


4 posted on 04/28/2022 9:43:30 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: JV3MRC

Huh? The economy has a problem? 💸💸💸💸💸💸💸


5 posted on 04/28/2022 9:46:51 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: JV3MRC

“unexpectedly”?


6 posted on 04/28/2022 10:02:56 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: adorno
If the second quarter also shows a decline in GDP, at an annualized rate of even 0.1%, it's officially a "recession."

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S RECESSION.

And they will pay for it in November, and in 2024 when we take back the White House. Now if we can only convince Trump not to run. He needs to be the kingmaker, not the king.

7 posted on 04/28/2022 10:09:26 AM PDT by Philo1962 (This billboard space for rent)
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Newsbusters keeps complaining about the networks, but aren’t doing anything.


8 posted on 04/28/2022 10:43:21 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: JV3MRC

You are just making up numbers - Brain Dead Biden keeps telling us everything is improving under his leadership!


9 posted on 04/28/2022 11:07:45 AM PDT by EC Washington
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Don’t worry…socky and dementia jo will be along soon like Baghdad Bob telling us about the glorious booming economy…


10 posted on 04/28/2022 11:08:01 AM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: Philo1962

Trump 2024!


11 posted on 04/28/2022 11:43:16 AM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: JV3MRC

I wish someone like Musk would buy a network like cbs, nbc, abs and broadcast accurate news and of course good programs.


12 posted on 04/28/2022 11:48:38 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy gas)
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