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.

Gross domestic produce rose at an annualized rate of just 1.4%, according to the Commerce Department, well below the Dow Jones estimate for a 2.5% gain. The department estimated that the government ...

Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The US economy grew at an annualised rate of just 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter, as the longest federal shutdown ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter, with government spending posting its biggest decline since 1972 because of last year's shutdown, ...