Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.

The U.S. national debt crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might cross the record of 106 percent of GDP reached immediately after World War II.

The latest GDP numbers have left many wondering: what’s really going on with the economy? Tony Katz is joined by Dr M att Will, a

The U.S. national debt is now larger than the entire American economy and is only set to keep growing, further exacerbating the affordability crisis and risking

GDP rose at an annual rate of 2% from January to March, according to data out today from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. A big reason why: investment in AI.

The actual GDP growth rate came in at 2.0%, which, while a positive sign of economic expansion, fell short of the anticipated forecast of 2.2%. This discrepancy between the forecast and the actual figures suggests that while the economy is growing,

US GDP rose 2% in the first three months of 2026, new data showed Thursday, driven by AI investment. The expansion fell short of Wall Street’s expectations as consumers pulled back slightly on spending — a key inflation gauge rose to its highest point in nearly three years in March.

The IMF’s April 2026 World Economic Outlook update has confirmed what analysts have been watching for years: Europe’s wealthiest nations are not its largest. France, Germany, and Italy dominate continent-wide GDP totals,

According to advance estimates released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), America’s gross domestic product (GDP) totaled $31.22 trillion over the 12 months to March 31, now slightly under the $31.