{"id":27103,"date":"2026-02-20T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertfinnews.com\/?p=27103"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:06:14","slug":"us-economy-grew-1-4-in-fourth-quarter-commerce-department-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertfinnews.com\/?p=27103","title":{"rendered":"US economy grew 1.4% in fourth quarter, Commerce Department finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. economy grew at a much slower than expected pace in the fourth quarter, according to new data released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Commerce Department&#8217;s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its advance estimate for fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which found the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter, which runs from October through December.<\/p>\n<p>Economists surveyed by LSEG had expected the economy to grow at a 3% rate in the quarter. The fourth quarter&#8217;s 1.4% growth was slower<strong> <\/strong>than the 4.4% GDP growth recorded in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/us-economy-gdp-q4-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. economy grew at a much slower than expected pace in the fourth quarter, according to new data released on Wednesday. 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