The threat of a looming recession has heightened interest in the most commonly used measure of economic health: Gross domestic product, or GDP. The metric commands attention as an all-in-one report ...

After a string of record highs, the S&P 500’s attempt at another on Thursday has coincided with a surprisingly strong report on U.S. gross domestic product in the fourth quarter. Overall, the GDP ...

The BEA's third estimate of real gross domestic product showed economic growth increased at an annual rate of 3.8% in Q2 2025 ...

<>><>>GDP measures four important components 1) personal consumption 2) investment by companies 3) net imports (imports " exports) and 4) government spending <>><>>U.S. last quarter GDP was -.07; ...

The U.S. economy surged between April and June after shrinking in the first three months of the year, driven by a large shift in imports tied to President Trump's trade policies. By the numbers The ...

The size of the U.S. economy grew in the second quarter of this year by a lot — 3%, annualized. That’s after it contracted in the first quarter by 0.5%. But as is so often the case in economics and ...