US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of contraction and overcoming high inflation and interest rates just as voting begins in midterm elections in which the economy’s health has emerged as a paramount issue. Thursday’s better-than-expected estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of economic output — grew in the third quarter after having shrunk i
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US Economy Shows Worst Is Yet to Come, With Cooling Just Starting

(Bloomberg) — The US economy’s recent rebound is looking like a high-water mark for the expansion.Most Read from BloombergNew Covid Boosters Aren’t Better Than Old Ones, Study FindsMusk Tells Twitter Staff He Doesn’t Plan to Cut 75% Of JobsUS Warns South African Economic Hub May Be Terror TargetAdidas Cuts Ties With Ye, Absorbing €250 Million Profit HitWhile government data on Thursday revealed US gross domestic product rose 2.6% at an annualized rate in the third quarter, that gain merely made
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U.S. economic growth could surpass China this year, and Democrats may be better off spending stimulus money on something else, Fed’s Bullard says – MarketWatch

While President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats insist the economy needs another $1.9 trillion stimulus package, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard…
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Historic second-quarter GDP report will show how hard the economy crashed in virus shutdowns

When the government releases GDP data Thursday, it is expected to show an unprecedented, nearly 35% contraction in the second quarter.
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