The economy shrank 0.3% in the first three months of the year, a steep downturn from the pace of growth in 2024.

How is the trade turmoil affecting the American economy and U.S. blue-chip stocks? After a quiet Monday in markets, investors ...

The U.S. stock market was trading down Wednesday morning, as investors assessed fresh data showing the economy declined ...

As shown by the dark blue in the chart below, global growth expectations ... a nightmare scenario for the economy that involves sluggish growth and stubbornly high prices. About 80% of fund ...

They rose by an astonishing 41% at an annualised rate. Yet that alone is not enough to explain the drop in GDP. Chart: The Economist The confusion results from how GDP is calculated. It is a ...

The unemployment rate is one of the most important economic indicators ... and vice versa. The graph below overlays the inflation rate (red) with the unemployment rate (blue) and shows that ...