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The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while hiring slowed, inflation stayed elevated and unemployment rose. Last year's odd outcomes raise a host of questions for ...

The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the third quarter, according to the Commerce Department's estimate. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Thursday released its final reading ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

The U.S. economy grew at a rapid rate of 4.3% in the third quarter of this year, according to an estimate released Tuesday by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. The estimate, which had been ...

The American economy at the end of 2025 looks very different from a year ago. Tariffs are higher, AI occupies a greater share of overall spending, and the federal government under President Donald ...

The U.S. economy may be experiencing a sustained pickup in its speed limit, a positive development for the rest of the world as it looks set for its weakest decade of expansion in half a century, the ...

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Let's take a cue from "Sesame Street" now ...