Were the US government propping up growth with massive investment in useless infrastructure, we would see a large gap between these two figures. Musk suggested that this apparent economic downturn ...

Recent economic data has surprised to the downside. Not even the best year-over-year corporate earnings growth in three years has been able to lift stocks out of their slump. With the S&P 500 ...

This marked a move lower from the 2.1% growth the Fed had projected back in December. Economic forecasters across Wall Street have made similar revisions to their full-year GDP projections based ...

Although the term lacks a formal definition, stagflation occurs during times of high inflation and slow economic growth. It typically coincides with high unemployment and rising prices.

Typically, when economic growth slows or sputters out entirely, unemployment increases and inflation falls. This is because weak economic growth — or an outright recession — lowers consumer ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, and the loss of momentum appears to have persisted early this quarter amid ...

Home-price growth in the 20 biggest U.S. metropolitan areas is losing steam as buyers exit the housing market in the face of persistent unaffordability. Home prices are growing much more slowly ...

Growth outlooks in the United States and several other countries are projected to slow this year and next, as uncertainty on trade and economic policy takes a toll. By Patricia Cohen Reporting ...