Hassett says U.S. economy can weather Iran war as officials expect conflict to end within weeks

Trump officials say the Iran war could end in weeks; oil futures signal falling prices. See what it means for energy markets, ...

Economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading first estimate

The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, advanced at a sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October ...

U.S. economy expanded at just 0.7% in fourth quarter

The fourth-quarter number was half the government’s first estimate of 1.4% as economists had expected the revision to go the ...

Economy was shakier than it appeared heading into Iran conflict

The U.S. economy was in worse shape in the weeks before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran than earlier ...
Hoodline

Shutdown Hangover Smacks U.S. Economy, GDP Crawls At 0.7 Percent

The latest estimate pegs fourth-quarter growth at a 0.7% annual pace, roughly half the initial 1.4% reading, after a brisk ...

U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, an unexpected setback

Economists had forecast a gain of 60,000 jobs last month. The unexpected drop was due to job losses in health care and the ...
NBC Connecticut

U.S. economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower than expected

U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending. The nation's gross domestic ...

Attacks on Iran add to worries about U.S. economy

The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran add yet more question marks around a U.S. economy already buffeted by on-and-off tariffs ...

U.S. economy got off to a choppy start in 2026, the Fed finds. Here’s the good and bad news.

The U.S. grew at a slight to moderate clip early in the new year, the Federal Reserve said, but “uncertainty,” higher prices ...