They further suggest that the negative growth rate effect of high debt may start from levels of around 70-80% of GDP.

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In the arcane world of GDP calculations, less of a negative made the overall growth rate higher than it otherwise would have been.

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She calculates that the current share price embeds a 10-year average growth rate of negative 6.9%.

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This would be the second of the last three quarters that the EPS growth rate has been negative.

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Revenues grew by 20% despite higher growth in subscribers due to negative exchange rate effects. 2012 was a stellar year for DirecTV in terms of Latin American expansion, and the company believes that its good run will continue in 2013 as well.

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The blended earnings growth rate is projected to be a negative (0.3)% vs. 2.2% at the beginning of the quarter according to FactSet.

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It will also depress household wealth and impact the growth rate of the US economy in a negative fashion.

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But for now, the market seems to see no imminent problem for the economy, in spite of the negative reports this week on consumer sentiment, negative GDP growth, and the tick up in the unemployment rate.

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