The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index inched down 0.2 points to 99.3, remaining above the index's historical average for a ninth straight month. Read more here.

CBO projects that the shortfall will deepen in 2026 to $1.853 trillion, slightly more than 2025’s $1.775 trillion deficit. Looking further down the road offers a similarly concerning trajectory. Over ...

Industry insiders told the Global Times that Ningbo's traditional strength lies in manufacturing, while the greatest potential for future growth lies in the marine economy, as it boats over 600 ...

South Africa charts path of unity, growth and reform President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to draw on the country’s deepest values and collective strength as it confronts challenges ...

In the second and third quarters of 2025, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years. Those growth rates were not "numbers unheard of," or figures the U.S. "never had" before, as President ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its February 2026 Budget and Economic Outlook today, updating its ...

U.S. growth has been trending up since Trump's inauguration one year ago. Although the economy may appear strong, the stock market could be on a nasty collision course with history. Assessing the ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Executive discussing data. The economic outlook defies the slowdown narrative so common ...

As Q4 GDP Expectations Soar, Can the Momentum Continue? The “GDPNow” forecast is a real-time, data-based “nowcast” of the current U.S. real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate, generated by the ...

The U.S. economy expanded at a strong clip in the third quarter, just before the federal government shutdown likely derailed growth and hiring. Gross domestic product increased at a 4.3% annualized ...

The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years from July through September, capping six months of robust growth that economists caution is unlikely to continue. New data from the Commerce ...