Economy Aug 25 Is a bubble forming as AI investments drive economic growth? By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Politics Jul 30 U.S. economy expanding 3% in second quarter, bounding back but growth masks economic uncertainty from Trump’s tariffs The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that America gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — rebounded after falling at a 0.5% clip from January through March. The first-quarter drop was mainly caused by a surge in… By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Nation Apr 30 Stocks sink after weak GDP report but storm back after inflation update Much like its wild month of April, a scary Wednesday for Wall Street found a gentler ending as U.S. stocks stormed back from steep early losses to continue their manic swings amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war… By Stan Choe, Associated Press
Politics Apr 30 As Trump trade wars disrupt businesses, U.S. economy shrinks 0.3 percent in first quarter The January-March expansion was the slowest in almost three years and was down from 2.4 percent in the last three months of 2024. By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Sep 26 U.S. economy grew at a solid amount last quarter, government says in final estimate The Commerce Department reported that the nation's gross domestic product — the nation's total output of goods and services — growth picked up sharply in the second quarter. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Jul 25 U.S. economy shows strong 2.8 percent growth, driven by consumers and businesses By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department said the gross domestic product picked up in the April-June quarter after growing at a 1.4 percent pace in the January-March period. Continue reading
Jan 25 U.S. economy surprises with strong 3.3% growth in last quarter By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The gross domestic product decelerated from its sizzling 4.9% growth rate the previous quarter. Continue reading
Sep 28 Economy grows 2.1 percent estimates government, unchanged from previous projection By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The U.S. economy grew at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, extending its sturdy performance in the face of higher interest rates, the government said Thursday, leaving its previous estimate unchanged. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 4:20 Jobs report falls short of expectations but signals recession might be avoided By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in July, slightly fewer than expected but still a sign of a resilient job market. The report also shows the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5 percent. This comes after several encouraging reports in the… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 5:23 What the latest GDP report says about the strength of the U.S. economy By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The newest GDP data suggests the U.S. economy is slowing down. Consumers are still spending and companies are still hiring and investing, but it’s not at the same pace as last year. At the same time, the economy continues to… Continue watching