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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.

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 ...

Note: An earlier version of this story included incorrect data for some of the counties. The story has been updated with the correct numbers. Gross domestic product increased in 2024 in nearly every ...

Julia R. Cartwright is a senior research fellow in law and economics at the American Institute for Economic Research. Whenever a war or military buildup arrives, it is accompanied by a curious ...

Washington — U.S. economic growth slowed more sharply than initially thought in the fourth quarter amid downward revisions to consumer spending and business investment, government data showed on ...

The numbers: The U.S. economy grew at a much slower pace in the waning months of 2025 than had been previously reported, a new GDP update showed, after the government shutdown last fall left a big ...

OTTAWA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canada's economy contracted in the fourth quarter, coming well below expectations, as manufacturers heavily dipped into inventories to meet demand instead of producing fresh ...

Figures for the level and rate of growth of gross domestic product (GDP) are quoted ubiquitously, including in this magazine. They are widely agreed to tell us something of importance. But there is a ...

After humming along at a robust pace for much of 2025, the economy hit a wall in the fourth quarter, with a six-week government shutdown and slowdown in consumer spending stunting growth at the end of ...

The U.S. economy grew at a much slower than expected pace in the fourth quarter, according to new data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its ...