The U.S. national debt has long been on an unsustainable path. Nonetheless, for most of the 20th century, debt sustainability has been bolstered by the fact that the average interest rate paid on the ...

The US has enjoyed dramatically larger economic growth so far this year than most other large developed countries in the world, economic data shows. US gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 2% in ...

U.S. economic growth rebounded in the first quarter of 2026, boosted in part by a recovery following the previous quarter’s government shutdown. Gross domestic product increased at a 2% annualized ...

A worker at JD Irving's Ashland Sawmill surveys the log sorting machine. Maine had one of the slowest rates of economic growth in the country last year, according to an analysis from the state ...

U.S. economic growth slowed more than previously expected during the fourth quarter of last year, according to new government data. The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that real gross ...

Despite Hamilton County's reputation as a magnet for new residents, two smaller central Indiana counties and one near Louisville outpaced its population growth rate in 2025. Meanwhile, Marion County, ...

The rate of population growth in U.S. metro areas diminished nationwide in 2025, with those along the U.S.-Mexico border seeing the steepest dropoffs, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The agency ...

Growth rates in U.S. metro areas dropped the steepest in communities along the U.S.-Mexico border last year because of declines in immigrants while counties along Florida’s Gulf Coast lost residents ...

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New government economic data shows that U.S. economic growth was significantly weaker in the final three months of 2025 than previously reported. The nation's gross domestic product — the total value ...

Existing home sales, purchase applications, and pending sales are positive in 2026, supported by higher inventory and mortgage rates near 6%. The main risk is a rate spike if oil and tariffs lift ...