The U.S. economy slowed more than expected over the final months of 2025, federal government data on Friday showed. The economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter in the government's initial estimate, marking a cooldown from blistering-hot 4.4% growth recorded in the previous quarter.

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told "The Will Cain Show" on Fox News on Friday that he believed the U.S. economy could grow by at least 3.5% in 2026. Bessent blamed the sharply lower growth of 1.

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz pointed to several concerns he had about the US economy, like the decline in blue-collar jobs & uncertainty over rates.

US economic growth drastically slowed and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge heated up at the end of 2025 – complicating the path to more interest rate cuts, economic reports indicated Friday. Gross domestic product,

The U.S. economy grew 2.2% in 2025, a modest slowdown from 2.4% the previous year. GDP gains were fueled by solid consumer spending and business investment.

The U.S. economy is showing signs of stabilization, but Americans remain unsatisfied. Economists say a mix of factors explain the discrepancy.

The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, published by research group The Conference Board, fell by 0.2% in December to 97.6, after falling 0.3% in November and a downwardly revised 0.2% decline in October.