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 ...

Taylor Tompkins has worked for more than a decade as a journalist covering business, finance, and the economy. She has logged thousands of hours interviewing experts, analyzing data, and writing ...

President Donald Trump appeared to drop a hint that the incoming fourth-quarter GDP data would be weaker prior to its release. "The Democrat Shutdown cost the U.S.A. at least two points in GDP. That's ...

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, far below the forecast ...

LINCOLN — For the second quarter in a row, Nebraska’s federally measured Gross Domestic Product grew by about 5%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. On Friday, the BEA released its ...

A revised set of figures continued to show that U.S. economic growth powered ahead last summer, confirming an upswing that had surprised analysts in December. Gross domestic product grew at a 4.4% ...

U.S. GDP surged 4.3% in Q3, the fastest growth in two years, driven by consumer spending, exports, business investment, and defense outlays. Economic gains are uneven, with higher-income households ...

Mr. Furman, a contributing Opinion writer, was the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2013 to 2017. Economic data never tells a perfectly clear story, but lately the ...

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Monday that it has canceled the release of its advance estimate of third-quarter GDP. The department said the release was being canceled due to disruption ...