The Federal Reserve's primary inflation rate came in hotter than expected, while fourth-quarter GDP growth saw a bigger-than-forecast slowdown. The S&P 500 opened moderately lower after the data, as ...

The federal government's monthly releases of economic statistics — especially the inflation rate and growth as tracked by gross domestic product — have long occasioned partisan preening (or ...

Q4 2025 GDP growth was weak at 1.4%, but largely distorted by a temporary government shutdown, masking stable private sector demand. Consumer spending and AI-driven nonresidential investment supported ...