Explore how AI-driven capital spending is fueling US GDP growth, masking economic fragility as consumer trends shift.

Economic growth came in pretty strong for the fourth quarter of 2024. As we learned on Thursday, GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.3%. And consumer spending is a key contributor. It rose 4.2% for the ...

Neither business leaders nor consumers needed to hear Wednesday’s dismal news that the U.S. economy shrank 0.3 percent during the first quarter of 2025 to voice their concerns about the way things are ...

With consumer spending weak and other economic data pointing to a slowing economy, stocks that benefit from consumers trading ...

Consumers splurged on goods in particular, but also on services, and they accounted for 69% of GDP and moved the GDP needle. The trade deficit worsened further, driven by rampant consumer spending and ...

When the spread between the two is as wide as it is now, it means that consumers are more confident about the economy as a ...

The latest gross domestic product report came in Thursday morning. It showed that last year ended with a moderating growth rate in the fourth quarter. But overall, GDP was strong in 2024, coming in at ...

WASHINGTON — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday, leaving its ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Consumer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since January 2021, raising concerns about the potential impact on the economy. While traditional metrics like GDP and ...

The broader U.S. economy still appears to be in pretty good shape thanks to American consumers The Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week because of fresh worries about the jobs market, but the ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week because of fresh worries about the jobs market, but the broader U.S. economy still appears to be in pretty good shape thanks to American consumers.