US economic Growth

Editor’s note: This story was updated to add details, context. U.S. gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to advance estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The figure marks a sharp slowdown from the prior...

The Commerce Department reported a decline in US economic growth, down from an annual rate of 3.7% in Q1 to 1.7% in Q2. The slowing down of real GDP in Q2 was primarily due to a rise in imports and a decline in private inventory investment. Consumer spending and nonresidential fixed investment...