The US economy grew at a much slower pace in the final months of 2025 as the historic government shutdown weighed on economic activity, ending a year that saw the weakest growth since the pandemic.

With employers cutting jobs and gas prices rising amid the war in Iran, Democrats see an opportunity to press their advantage.

U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending.

A new report ascribes a cost to the "annoyance economy": All that we pay in lost time and money for the hassles of life as an American consumer.

The U.S. economy grew far slower than expected in the final three months of 2025, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annualized rate of 1.

The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to an estimate released on Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.