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When it comes to measuring the strength of the economy, one of the most important metrics to watch is the gross domestic product, or GDP. This week, the Commerce Department announced the U.S. had ...

Growth registered at an annual rate of 1.6%, up from an anemic 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Updated on May 28. Real gross domestic product grew by an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter of ...

As we wait for the second-quarter GDP numbers to come out at the end of this week, the White House is already playing cleanup by letting the public know that the definition of "recession" is fluid and ...