The U.S. debt now exceeds the country's GDP. Should we worry?

Federal debt held by the public now surpasses the total value of the nation's economic output. Here's why experts say that's ...

GDP rose at 2% annual rate in first quarter as U.S. economy rebounds

The AI boom propped up U.S. economic growth in the first quarter, but inflation due to the Iran war is casting a cloud.
Forbes

GDP And Corporate Profits Are Up, Personal Income Lags Behind

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Wooden blocks with the word GDP and up and down arrows. An ...
Fox Business

Government shutdown blocks key GDP data release – what do the Fed's models say about economic growth?

The ongoing government shutdown delayed the release of the Commerce Department's initial estimate of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), as other data sources suggest solid economic growth ...
Forbes

Understanding GDP: Why Imports Don't Actually Reduce Economic Growth

The role of imports in GDP—Gross Domestic Product—confuses many people. The current political discussion about tariffs has triggered some of the misunderstanding. This article aims to help business ...

US fourth-quarter GDP growth revised lower to a 0.5% rate

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter amid downgrades to business investment, including inventory accumulation, but corporate ...
New Republic

It’s Kind of Fitting That Musk Now Wants to Cook the Books on GDP

Gross domestic product is a controversial metric. Heterodox economists have long criticized politicians’ maniacal obsession with GDP growth, pointing to its relatively recent creation as a measure of ...
RealClearMarketsOpinion

GDP, Durable Goods Report Shows Trump Economy Reindustrializing

Today’s advance estimate of Q1 GDP tells us the Trump economy is growing. Business investment is surging. The private sector ...

US debt exceeds 100 percent of GDP

The U.S. national debt crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might ...
Newsweek

GDP Is the Wrong Way To Measure America’s Economic Strength | Opinion

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Of all the current divides in American society, among the most ...
American Enterprise Institute

The Problem With G in GDP

GDP is the common measure of economic performance. Under ideal conditions, GDP growth implies an overall improvement in the economy’s performance. However, nearly half of GDP is produced in sectors ...
CNBC

Japan’s economy contracts for first time in a year as exports fall, shrinking by a more than expected 0.2%

The GDP figure was a larger drop than the 0.1% contraction expected by economists polled by Reuters. Japan's GDP data comes at a time when the country is locked in trade negotiations with the U.S., ...