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 ...

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As if a global trade war wasn’t enough for businesses and consumers to contend with, it’s looking increasingly like the Israel-Iran conflict could reach the brink of a full-blown war. While ...

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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 .

Economy shrank 0.2% in the first quarter, updated GDP shows, as trade wars sapped U.S. growth GDP seen partly rebounding in second quarter Last Updated: May 29, 2025 at 9:31 a.m. ET First ...

What slower hiring and new tariffs could mean for the economy 02:13. Washington — President Trump's sweeping tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period while shrinking ...

The U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend could ratchet up the pressure on an American economy that’s turned increasingly fragile as a weekslong global trade war takes a toll ...

President Trump took credit for the positive parts of the economy and blamed his predecessor for the lagging parts as voters increasingly express concerns about the economy. Trump told NBC News ...

The economy is not the most pressing issue for a majority of surveyed voters for the first time this year, according to a new poll. Nearly a quarter of respondents in the Quinnipiac University ...