Economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading first estimate

The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, advanced at a sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October ...
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The economy survived the government shutdown — but all is not well

The U.S. economy didn’t get any better during the longest government shutdown in history, but the good news is that it probably didn’t get much worse. That’s the prevailing view among Wall Street ...
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The world economy is hooked on government debt

FRANKFURT—This year, global growth is being brought to you by the government. Rocked by an avalanche of growth-sapping shocks, countries around the world are tearing up savings plans and rolling out ...
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The unprecedented government shutdown will weigh on a US economy already under stress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to ...
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The government can now get back to measuring the economy with shutdown over

Now that the government shutdown is over, federal number crunchers are back at work. It could take time, though, to make up for the jobs reports and inflation scorecards we missed in the last 6 weeks.