NYTIMES (Emily Badger and Alicia Parlapiano) - Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It.
“It’s hard to look at the last year and see anything other than a deliberate slowdown of these grants.”
NPR (The Associated Press) - China's economy grows 4.3% in Q2, slowest since late 2022
Lagging consumer spending and business investment offset the boost from strong exports thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence.
NYTIMES (Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao) - China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Years
Economic growth of 4.3 percent in the second quarter, versus the same period last year, reflected a broad slump outside of the country’s export-oriented manufacturing might.
ABCNEWS - As China's economy slows, some are snapping up cheap apartments to 'retire' early
As China’s property market craters and youth unemployment rises, burned-out young professionals are fleeing megacities for ultracheap housing in remote towns
NPR (Scott Horsley) - The economy slowed in the last 3 months of the year -- but was still solid in 2025
The U.S. economy grew 2.2% in 2025, a modest slowdown from 2.4% the previous year. GDP gains were fueled by solid consumer spending and business investment.
NYTIMES (Ben Casselman) - U.S. Economy Grew Modestly at End of 2025
Gross domestic product grew at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of the year, slowed by the effects of the government shutdown.
ABCNEWS - US economy slowed more than expected at end of 2025
A fresh reading of GDP arrived amid elevated inflation and sluggish hiring.