Why the financial markets get so excited by revised growth numbers

On the <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu today: Mohamed El-Erian breaks down the better-than-expected economic growth numbers. Plus: Warren Buffett's big year, gold investors are only starting to feel the hurt, and finding value where others only see tax-loss selling.
DEC 23, 2014

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