People are talking about America’s “K-shaped economy,” so named because charts show different sectors’ fortunes diverging ...

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis last week released its “advance estimate” of U.S. Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2025. GDP measures the total market value of all ...

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US GDP growth appears strong, driven by AI-related capital expenditures, despite weakening consumer sentiment and slowing household spending. AI CapEx by hyperscalers now outweighs household spending ...

As recession fears reverberate from Washington to Wall Street, Wednesday brought the most comprehensive yardstick yet of the health of the U.S. economy yet as the government released the first ...

Consumer spending kept the U.S. economy humming in the final months of 2024. The nation's gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in October, November and December, according to a report ...

15 May 2025 — The global economy is at a precarious juncture, marked by heightened trade tensions and elevated policy uncertainty, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of ...