Paul Wiseman

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US economy expanded at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter, on par with earlier estimate - AP News

Business August 27, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June. But consumer spending stayed strong. Growth in gross domestic product the nations output of a goods and serviceοΏ½...

US likely added nearly 100,000 jobs in July, but market is still tough for young and unemployed - AP News

Business August 8, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) On the face of it, the U.S. job market has looked pretty stable this year. Hiring has been solid if not exactly spectacular after a lackluster 2025. But underneath the headline numbeοΏ½...

US economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high - AP News

Business July 31, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth, yet consumers continued to spend. And the Federal Reserves favored measuοΏ½...

US economy grows a sluggish 1.5% second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high - AP News

Business July 31, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth, yet consumers continued to spend. And the Federal Reserves favored measuοΏ½...

The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US - AP News

Business May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. The Labor Departments consumer price οΏ½...

US wholesale prices surged 4% last month after the war in Iran sent energy prices soaring - AP News

Business April 15, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index which measures inflation befoοΏ½...

US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate - AP News

Business April 10, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) The American economy, slowed by last falls 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in οΏ½...

US job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020, as labor market remains sluggish - AP News

Business February 7, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish. The Labor Department reported Thursday that vacancieοΏ½...

Consumer spending pushes US economy up 4.4% in third quarter, fastest in two years - AP News

Business January 23, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Powered by strong consumer spending, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in two years from July through September, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its first οΏ½...

Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say - AP News

Business December 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on CoοΏ½...