A simple reason explains why U.S. economic growth seemed to hit a wall in the final three months of the year.

U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman. Excluding these ...

Real GDP measures the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in an economy. Its growth comes from three sources (the Solow growth accounting identity): More labor (hours worked or ...

Some folks have gotten a bit carried away with the revisions that put the second quarter growth rate at 3.8 percent. That does look impressive in isolation, but it is important to remember the economy ...

The economy grew at a 1.4% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2025, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported in an estimate of gross domestic product, well below expectations as ...

GDP grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter, down from 4.4% in the third quarter. The report was originally ...