Economic growth came in pretty strong for the fourth quarter of 2024. As we learned on Thursday, GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.3%. And consumer spending is a key contributor. It rose 4.2% for the ...

Neither business leaders nor consumers needed to hear Wednesday’s dismal news that the U.S. economy shrank 0.3 percent during the first quarter of 2025 to voice their concerns about the way things are ...

The latest gross domestic product report came in Thursday morning. It showed that last year ended with a moderating growth rate in the fourth quarter. But overall, GDP was strong in 2024, coming in at ...

The shocking strength of the economy helps explain the Federal Reserve’s Scrooge-like plans for interest-rate cuts next year. And the latest update on GDP over the summer offers another reminder. The ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week because of fresh worries about the jobs market, but the broader U.S. economy still appears to be in pretty good shape thanks to American consumers.

The role of imports in GDP—Gross Domestic Product—confuses many people. The current political discussion about tariffs has triggered some of the misunderstanding. This article aims to help business ...

A further increase in China’s trade surplus failed to fully offset the effects of a worsening housing market, which has left ...

The broader U.S. economy still appears to be in pretty good shape thanks to American consumers The Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week because of fresh worries about the jobs market, but the ...