After humming along at a robust pace for much of 2025, the economy hit a wall in the fourth quarter, with a six-week government shutdown and slowdown in consumer spending stunting growth at the end of ...

U.S. economic growth rebounded in the first quarter of 2026, boosted in part by a recovery following the previous quarter’s government shutdown.

After six weeks of a government shutdown, federal economic data will once again begin flowing this week. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the monthly jobs report for September ...

The ongoing government shutdown delayed the release of the Commerce Department's initial estimate of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), as other data sources suggest solid economic growth ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently posted data about U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) on multiple blockchains. The move is an effort to win over President Trump's confidence in the figures ...

Stocks fell on Wednesday after data showing an economic contraction in the first quarter stoked investor fears of a slowdown. It’s an early sign that President Trump’s dramatic overhaul of US trade ...

The economic calendar Thursday features a first revision of second-quarter gross domestic product data at 8:30 a.m. ET, which economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal expect to tick up to a 3.1% ...

The U.S. economy grew at a strong 3.8% annualized pace in the second quarter, the government reported Thursday in its final revision of gross domestic product data for April through June. U.S. GDP — ...