WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual 2.4% pace the final three months of 2024, supported by a year-end surge in consumer spending, the government said Thursday in a slight ...

The US economy expanded at a faster pace ... slower growth in 2025 as consumers and businesses grow wary of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda. The administration’s aggressive trade ...

The US economy expanded at a faster pace ... slower growth in 2025 as consumers and businesses grow wary of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda. The administration’s aggressive trade ...

Energy prices also dropped by 2.4% in March, driven primarily by a sharp 6.3% decline in gasoline costs, which outweighed the rises in electricity and natural gas prices.

But it’s unclear whether the United States can sustain that growth ... For all of 2024, the economy — the world’s biggest — grew 2.8%, down a tick from 2.9% in 2023. Consumer spending ...