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U.S. GDP Rebounds In Q2 Amid Sharp Pullback By Imports
The Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing the U.S. economy rebounded by more than expected in the second quarter of 2025. The report said real gross domestic product surged by 3.0 percent in the second quarter after falling by...

U.S. Stocks May Show A Lack Of Direction Ahead Of Fed Announcement
Following the modest pullback seen in the previous session, stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Wednesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by...

U.S. Treasury to raise $1 trillion this quarter selling more short-term debt
The U.S. Treasury is raising the stakes on short-term borrowing, and it’s coming straight from Scott Bessent, the same guy who once swore off this playbook. The department announced on Wednesday that it will ramp up issuance of Treasury bills,...

U.S. growth surprises to the upside in Q2, reversing first quarter contraction
U.S. economic growth rebounded more than expected in the second quarter, government data showed on Wednesday. But that overstated the economy’s health as declining imports accounted for the bulk of the improvement, and domestic demand rose at its...
U.S. economy bounds back, expanding 3% in second quarter, but headline growth number masks weaknesses
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions from President Donald Trump's trade wars. What You Need To Know...
U.S. Economy Expands 3% in 2nd Quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Still, details of...

U.S. Senator Says Epstein Targeted Women, Girls in Turkmenistan, Other Countries
Is there a Central Asia connection to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation? U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to trace financial transactions that he says show Epstein used Russian banks to...

U.S. Justice Department says Epstein and Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 law enforcement witnesses
The U.S. Justice Department says in support of its request to unseal grand jury transcripts of proceedings that led to the sex trafficking indictments of New York financier and sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell...

U.S. economic rally in Q2 masks underlying weakness
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump tours the U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, in West Mifflin, Pa., in May.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press U.S. economic growth rebounded more than expected in...

U.S. and China Fail to Reach Immediate Deal to Prolong Trade Truce
Top officials from the United States and China agreed on Tuesday to continue discussions about extending a fragile trade truce that is set to expire in mid-August, but did not immediately reach an agreement to avert a potentially destabilizing...

U.S. Economy Rebounds a Strong 3% Growth in Second Quarter
The U.S. economy grew at a robust 3% annual rate between April and June, defying expectations and recovering from an earlier contraction linked to trade-related disruptions under President Donald Trump’s administration. The Associated Press,...

U.S. Economy Rockets up to Three Percent Growth in Second Quarter Under Trump
The U.S. economy under President Donald Trump exceeded expectations and grew at an annualized rate of three percent in the second quarter, according to Commerce Department data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department report found the...

U.S. Economy Surges 3% in Q2, Outpacing Forecasts Despite Trade Headwinds
Second-quarter rebound driven by import drop offsets first-quarter slump tied to Trump’s tariff strategy. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The U.S. economy grew at a 3% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2025, the Commerce Department reported...

U.S. economy expanding 3% in second quarter, bounding back but growth masks economic uncertainty from Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Still, details of...

U.S. GDP grew 3% in second quarter
July 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy grew stronger than expected in the second quarter of 2025, according to the advance estimate released Wednesday by the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real gross domestic product increased at an annual...
U.N. investigator says U.S. sanctions over her criticism of Israel will seriously impact her life
ROME — An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s policies in Gaza says that the sanctions recently imposed on her by the Trump administration will have serious impacts on her life and work. Francesca Albanese, the U.N....

U.S. buy-sell market remains strong as dealers adapt to economic headwinds – Ryan Kerrigan | Kerrigan Advisors
Despite market uncertainty, rising tariffs, and wavering EV demand, the retail automotive buy-sell market remains resilient in 2025. On today’s episode of CBT Now, Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director at Kerrigan Advisors, joins us to share exclusive...
Closure planned on U.S. hwy. 52 beginning Aug. 1
U.S. Hwy. 52 will close west of Yellow Bank Road beginning Friday, Aug. 1, as crews begin work on a box culvert replacement project, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced. The closure, located between Metamora and Brookville, is...

ECB proposes diverting Chinese U.S. imports to ease inflation in Europe
The European Central Bank (ECB) believes that redirecting Chinese exports from the U.S. to Europe could greatly slow down inflation in the bloc. The ECB report came as Washington tightened the noose on China by making trade deals with Britain,...

What’s Behind Universal Music Group’s U.S. Stock Listing Plan?
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest label conglomerate, is planning a U.S. stock market listing in the near future, in addition to its current listing in Amsterdam. But is it a case of “Shake It Off,” to quote UMG star Taylor Swift,...