U.S. economy slows to end-2025 as GDP growth cools
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The BEA reports that U.S. growth cooled at the end of 2025, with fourth-quarter GDP up at an annualized rate of 1.4%, leaving 2025’s total growth at 2.2%—down from 2.8% in 2024—largely due to tariffs and a weeks-long government shutdown that weighed on momentum.
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