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The U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 2% in the first three months of 2026, slower than forecasters expected but a rebound from weak growth in the previous quarter, new government data shows.

California’s economy, as measured by gross domestic product, did surprisingly well in the first year of the second Trump administration. My trusty spreadsheet looked at the Bureau of Economic Analysis ...

The U.S. national debt crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might cross the record of 106 percent of GDP reached immediately after World War II.

Real GDP rose at an annualized rate of 2% in the first quarter of 2026, just short of the expected 2.2%. That's higher than the 0.5% rise in the fourth quarter of 2025. Investment in software and ...

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The U.K. economy expanded much more than expected in February. Such growth is expected to be short-lived given events in the Middle East. The International Monetary Fund warned that the U.K. could see ...

The US economy picked up steam in the beginning of the year as the United States and Israel launched a destabilizing war with Iran that has jacked up prices and is still ongoing. Gross domestic ...

First quarter output, driven by AI investment and government spending, rose as oil shock fuels inflation fears US gross domestic product (GDP) accelerated to an annual rate of 2% in the first three ...

The U.S. economy grew at a 2 percent pace in the first three months of the year, as higher investment and a rebound in government spending buoyed business activity while consumers showed signs of ...

Strong exports of electrical and mechanical products supercharged China’s economy in the first three months of the year, with growth exceeding analysts’ expectations even as the Iran war upended ...