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 ...

Axios Visuals U.S. GDP growth this spring was stronger than previously thought, new revisions released Thursday morning show. Why it matters: It is the latest piece of data to undermine the narrative ...

Early economic data for the first quarter of 2025 is pointing towards negative growth, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta measure. The central bank's GDPNow tracker of incoming metrics is ...

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Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...

Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

What is a recession? What are the key indicators of a recession? How do government and central banks respond to recessions? What are the causes of recessions? How can individuals and businesses ...

The Atlanta Fed’s GDP tracker now indicates the economy is headed for a 1.5% contraction in the first quarter, after showing 2.3% growth just days earlier. The Atlanta Fed's GDP tracker now indicates ...

The U.S. economy is set to slow, leading economic indicators say, with the impact of tariffs becoming more pronounced in the second half of the year through higher prices. The Leading Economic Index, ...

The Conference Board’s leading economic index weakened on worries over the labor market and tariffs. A forward-looking gauge ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland city councilmembers received a preview Friday of the city's economic indicators report. The report is published annually by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and often ...