Economic Growth Slows Triggering Slowdown Fears: 5 Safe Bets
Atmos Energy (ATO) Zacks Investment Research·2024-04-29 22:01
Volatility has returned to Wall Street as discouraging economic data released over the past month has raised concerns over a delay in rate cuts. Stocks took a hit on Apr 25 after data showed that the U.S. economy grew at a modest pace of 1.6% in the first quarter, the slowest in almost two years.Also, GDP growth was a lot lower than the 2.2% consensus estimate and 3.4% recorded in the final quarter of 2023. Consumer spending has been slowing lately, decelerating economic growth. Besides, a large number of b ...