Are Workers Getting Ahead In Trump's Economy? One Economic Statistic Will Tell - Investopedia

Amid all the economic ups and downs so far this year, there's one economic statistic that tells whether workers are doing well. Out of the thousands of bits of data produced by the government ... Read More

U.S. economy went into reverse in the first quarter, new GDP data shows - CBS News

Economists expect the U.S. economy to slow in 2025, partly due to the impact of Mr. Trump's tariffs, which are import duties paid by American companies like Walmart or Target. Read More

America’s economy performed slightly better in the first quarter than we thought — but it still shrank - CNN

The US economy shrank slightly less in the beginning of the year than previously reported, new data shows, but it was still the first quarterly decline since 2022, in a sign of how President ... Read More

U.S. economy shrank in first quarter; first drop in three years

Separately, imports rose at a 41% rate and shaved 5 percentage points off first-quarter growth. And consumer spending also slowed significantly — 1.8% growth from 4% in October-December in 2024. Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Headed Toward an Uncomfortable Summer - MSN

The U.S. economy, which weathered false recession alarms in 2023 and 2024, is entering another uncomfortable summer. Job growth held steady in May, with the economy adding 139,000 jobs. The ... Read More

U.S. economy shrinks in the first quarter as economists warn of threats from tariffs - NPR

The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year. Economists warn the months to come could also be challenging if President Trump's tariffs remain in place. Read More

Hiring slows in U.S. amid uncertainty over Trump’s trade wars

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Hiring fell from a revised 147,000 in ... Read More

US first-quarter GDP: Economy contracted at a 0.3% rate - Fox Business

The U.S. economy contracted at a rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to an estimate released on Wednesday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Read More

The Fed Waits Out the Tariff Economy - WSJ

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will hold rates steady, adding that the U.S. economy remains in a ‘solid position.’ Photo: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters Federal Reserve Chair ... Read More

U.S. economy shrank as consumers went on pre-tariff buying spree - NBC News

The U.S. economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, the first negative reading since 2022, according to an initial measurement released Wednesday by the Commerce Department. Read More

U.S. and China to Hold Economic Talks in London

President Trump said on Friday that the United States and China would begin their second round of economic talks on Monday in London, resuming negotiations over tariffs and global supplies of rare ... Read More

Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating over failure to rein in debt | PBS News

Moody’s is the last of the three major rating agencies to lower the federal government’s credit. Standard & Poor’s downgraded federal debt in 2011 and Fitch Ratings followed in 2023. Read More