Nigeria could soon pass South Africa to become Africa’s biggest economy, but only because it’s changing how it calculates its GDP.

There's news today U.S. economy was surprisingly strong — once upon a time.

The economy added 162,000 jobs in July while GDP in the second quarter grew at a 1.7% annual rate. So, what's the relationship between jobs and growth?

The U.S. economy expanded 1.7 percent in the spring months — but does that mean the recovery is out of the woods?

The government changes the way it calculates the country's economic growth.

When it comes to per capita income level, which country is most like China?

China's own premier has called China's growth figures 'manmade.' Find out what's behind the economic growth numbers of the world's second largest economy.

China's GDP growth slowed in the second quarter to 7.5 percent — its weakest pace since 1991.

The U.S. government is set to begin calculating GDP in a way that factors in the economic value of entertainment, such as Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Angelina Jolie.